The European Investment Fund Verdane has signed an agreement to sell the entire share capital of Danelec, a Danish company active in the development of technologies for the digitization of the maritime transport, to the French group GTT, which is specialized in solutions for the transport and storage of liquefied natural gas. According to forecasts, the sale of the worth 194 million euros, will be completed at the beginning of the second half of this year.

GTT highlighted that the acquisition represents a milestone milestone in the development of its Digital division, raising to about 17,000 ships the consistency of the fleet equipped with solutions provided by the group, ensuring, in particular, a Voyage Data Recorders covering 15% of the world fleet. Currently, the systems of the Danelec, which has 168 employees, are installed on more than 15,500 ships. In the fiscal year ended June 30, Danelec recorded a turnover of DKK 330 million (44 million million euros).