GTT celebrates order influx

摘要

GTT have secured a series of orders for their specialised LNG containment systems, predominantly from South Korean shipyards. By late December 2019, the French engineering company had received orders to equip eight new LNG carriers with their Mark III Flex membrane container system. The vessels, each with capacity of 174,000m3, were all placed by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and will be split equally across the two. HHI is building the vessels for undisclosed European and Asian ship-owners, building two vessels for each client respectively. HSHI are to build four vessels solely on behalf of another European ship-owner. Philippe Berterottiere, GTT's chairman and CEO, says: "These eight last orders confirm the dynamism of the market observed throughout this year. This brings the number of LNGC orders obtained in 2019 to 57, which is a record year for GTT and illustrates the partnership of excellence that we have with the shipyards of the Hyundai Group."