LPG is being talked of as a future fuel “no-brainer” for VLGCs, and now there is a hint that some big bulker owners are also considering it as an option to make their ships 2020-compliant.

Pontus Berg, senior vice president and head of technical and operations at BW LPG, should know.

He has been working on LPG fuelling since 2012, initially with Evergas, which originally considered using LNG for its ethane-­carrying Dragon-class ships.