Spanish fabricator Navantia and Infrastrata, which is acquiring UK yard Harland and Wolff, have signed an memorandum of understanding to collaborate on future offshore wind contracts.
The agreement, which is subject to the UK company completing the deal to buy the Belfast site due next month, will see the pair work mainly on UK projects.
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The MoU is the “first step” towards formalising a “teaming agreement” with Navantia, under which both companies will work together on a “multitude of infrastructure and marine projects” to take them to commercial fruition, said Infrastrata.
“Additionally, both parties will co-operate closely with each other on other opportunities in the offshore wind renewables sector as well as in other marine/offshore and onshore infrastructure projects,” according to InfraStrata.
InfraStrata chief executive John Wood said: “We are very excited by the opportunity that this MoU presents InfraStrata and the Harland & Wolff business.
“Navantia is world renowned for its ship-building capabilities and offshore infrastructure expertise and experience, and therefore has access to significant commercial opportunities in these sectors.”
He added, “The combination of Navantia’s footprint in these sectors and Harland & Wolff’s fabrication and other support capabilities offers the ideal commercial environment to bring large and challenging projects to successful fruition.”