Making a big splash in maritime

IF the word nimble could be used to describe any shipping group, it would probably be most apt for one of the world's leading global maritime outfit, BW Group Ltd.

Having weathered many shipping cycles typified by volatile rates and turbulent economics, the group has evolved from its bulk and tanker shipping heritage in the 1950s-mid-1980s into a diversified oil and gas maritime enterprise of today.

"We had over a period of 18 months expanded significantly," says BW Group's CEO Andreas Sohmen-Pao in a recent interview with The…