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Harland and Wolff and Navantia forge alliance

By: Tom Russell 27/05/2020 Infrastrata

General Windfarms

InfraStrata plc has announced that its fully owned subsidiary, Harland and Wolff (Belfast) Limited (Harland & Wolff), has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Navantia S.A., S.M.E (Navantia). The exclusive partnership will operate under the name Team Resolute.

Under the terms of this agreement, both parties will come together on an exclusive basis to bid for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Programme, tender details for which are likely to be released by the UK Ministry of Defence in the coming months.

Infrastrata also revealed that the two companies will target the offshore wind farm sector for fixed and floating foundations, for which they are already in advanced teaming agreement discussions. These discussions relate to a series of specific projects in UK waters that have already been identified as commercially viable and that play to the, fabrication, assembly, lifting capacity and storage space strengths that both partners carry.

Beyond this, the two companies will spearhead other opportunities within the UK defence sector, including modernisations and retrofits, providing much needed economic growth within the UK shipbuilding and through-life support sectors.

John Wood, CEO of InfraStrata, commented: "I am very pleased to have signed this Agreement with Navantia. This partnership has the capability to disrupt the UK Defence ship-building and through-life support duopoly that currently exists, as well as providing much needed competition in the defence sector to ensure optimum value for taxpayer money and guaranteed delivery."

Abel Méndez, International Defence & Security Director of Navantia, commented: "It is clear that under a new management team, Harland & Wolff is a shipyard that is forward-thinking, agile and ready to do business. We are excited about this new collaboration and the opportunities it will bring for both partners."

Navantia is a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company, which offers its services to both military and civil sector. It is one of the largest shipbuilders in Europe. It also supports offshore wind developments offering fixed structures like jackets, floating structures and offshore substations.

UK energy company InfraStrata PLC acquired Harland and Wolff back in October 2019 following the yard slipping into administration and facing closure. It specialises in ship repair, conversion, and offshore construction. It is famous for having built the majority of the ships intended for the White Star Line. The yard was established in 1861 by Yorkshireman Edward Harland and a German, Gustav Wolff. Between 1909 and 1911, it supported construction of the RMS Titanic on Queen's Island, now known as the Titanic Quarter, in Belfast Harbour. It employed around 30,000 people in its heyday. The yard has previously been involved in manufacturing components for offshore wind farms including Walney Extension and East Anglia ONE projects off the UK coast and the Borkum Riffgrund 2 project in German North Sea.

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