GTT has signed contracts with South Korea’s three major shipbuilders to design liquid cargo tanks for seven LNG carriers. As of 28 January, GTT said it has publicly announced liquid cargo tank design contracts covering 16 LNG carriers in the year to date, with orders attributed to Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Heavy Industries, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE).

On 28 January, GTT announced an order from Hanwha Ocean for the tank design of two LNG carriers. GTT will design the cryogenic tanks for both ships, each with a cargo capacity of 174,000 m³, fitted with the NO96 Super+ membrane containment system. Delivery is scheduled between the first and second quarters of 2029.

On 21 January, GTT announced a supply contract with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) to provide tank design for three LNG carriers ordered by Capital Clean Energy Carriers and to be built by HD Hyundai Samho. Each vessel will have a cargo capacity of 174,000 m³ and will be equipped with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system. Deliveries are scheduled from the third quarter of 2028 through the first quarter of 2029.

On 14 January, GTT signed a supply contract with Samsung Heavy Industries to provide tank design for two LNG carriers. The newbuilds were attributed to Seapeak and will each have a cargo capacity of 174,000 m³, equipped with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system. Delivery is scheduled for 2028.

As of 28 January, GTT said Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Heavy Industries, and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) had secured orders for 9, 5, and 2 vessels respectively among the 16 LNG carriers publicly announced in the year to date.