Maas Capital is the company behind the anticipated $50m investment into BW LPG's Indian subsidiary, and the injection of cash has the shipowner looking ashore.

The EnTrust Global-backed investor took a minority stake in BW LPG India, the owner of the largest India-flagged VLGC fleet, BW LPG announced on Wednesday.

In a statement, BW LPG chief executive Anders Onarheim said the investment could aid the company in LPG infrastructure development.