Tianjin Southwest choses two more LPG carrier dual-fuel retrofits

Tianjin Southwest Maritime has exercised the option to retrofit the main engines on board another two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels to dual-fuel operations at Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong).

Last October, the operator reached a contract with MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, for the dual-fuel conversions of its Gas Gemini and Gas Aquarius vessels.

The company will now also retrofit the individual MAN B&W 6G60ME-C engines on board the Gas Libra and Gas Scorpio carriers, replacing them with dual-fuel MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP units.

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Both vessels are expected to enter drydock next January.

As with the previous two vessels, MAN PrimeServ will jointly conduct the work with CSSC Marine Service (CMS), the after-sales unit of CSSC Marine Power Group.

This follows an order from Oslo-listed BW LPG last June for the conversion of BW Malacca’s main engine to dual-fuel operations under the supervision of MAN PrimeServ.

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