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- Global Tanker Joint Stock Company is a Vietnam-based maritime transportation and logistics provider specializing in coastal and ocean freight services for petroleum and liquid chemical products. Established in June 2018 and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the company operates within the marine freight shipping industry, primarily serving energy corporations, petroleum refineries, industrial chemical manufacturers, and international commodity trading houses. The company provides a comprehensive portfolio of maritime transport and logistics solutions, organized into key service areas: ocean and coastal petroleum transportation, delivering bulk shipments of refined oil products, gasoline, diesel, and heavy marine fuel oils; liquid chemical tanker transportation, offering dedicated carriage for hazardous and specialized liquid chemical cargoes; vessel chartering solutions, encompassing voyage chartering, time chartering, and contract of affreightment arrangements; ship technical management, covering vessel maintenance, maritime safety standards compliance, and crewing operations; and maritime support services, including shipping agency operations, ship brokerage, port clearance, and multimodal freight forwarding. Global Tanker Joint Stock Company operates a commercial fleet of product and chemical tankers, including vessels such as GT Peace, GT Victory, GT Equality, and GT Win, servicing domestic coastal trade routes connecting major port hubs including Dung Quat, Hai Phong, and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as international maritime lanes across Southeast Asia and East Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, and China. In recent developments, Global Tanker Joint Stock Company expanded its capital market presence by registering 35 million ordinary shares for trading on the UPCoM exchange under the ticker symbol GTX in September 2026. Concurrently, the company executed an operational restructuring and fleet rejuvenation strategy, which included the divestment and liquidation of its older vessel, GT Freedom, to redeploy capital toward modernizing fleet assets and improving vessel efficiency across international trade routes.