One of BW LPG’s VLGCs has become the "world first" to receive LPG bunkers via a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer, according to the shipowner’s parent group.
While STS transfers of LPG cargoes are common practice, BW Group said the 84,100-cbm BW Balder (built 2017) was the first to be engaged in the transfer of LPG bunkers from another ship.
Alan Delanoe, BW LPG’s senior manager of fleet supervision, suggested technically the two types of STS operations are similar.
