GTT’s order flow stronger than expected

France’s GTT said it has received orders for four new LNGCs and one FSRU so far in the fourth quarter.

The LNGCs orders are from the same shipyard but for different customers. They are expected to be delivered starting in 2017, as well as the new FSRU, which will be built by another shipyard, GTT said in a statement.

At September 30, 2014, new orders for the first 9 months stood at 38. The five new orders received so far in the fourth quarter 2014 bring the count of new orders received this year to 43 including:

• 33 LNG carriers;
• 6 VLE carriers (very large ethane carriers);
• 3 FSRUs;
• 1 FLNG.

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Press Release; Image: GTT