13/09/2013
(Infodefensa.com) Nuria Fernandez, London - With the national budgetary situation, the public company Navantia is giving "strong momentum" to the commercial activity abroad to internationalize the company, with offices in Qatar , Brazil , India and in the coming months, Turkey .
Sofia Honrubia, commercial director of military vessels Navantia , has indicated to Infodefensa.com at DSEI 2013 International Exhibition in London, this momentum has been accompanied by a large number of offers launched worldwide, customers both countries traditionally such as Australia or Norway , as countries of Latin America , Africa or Asia . As data, said that in the first five months of this year have already been launched so many offers and throughout the year 2012.
Now, all staff of the company hopes its efforts will be rewarded with the realization of some of these deals in contracts to provide workload shipyards.
The closer in time and chances are the proposals in Turkey and Qatar, the first for a strategic ship LHD type ships and the second for small and medium size.
Light Frigates for Philippines
Furthermore, Navantia has a new open action Philippines , following a request by the country two light frigates deals.
In all these actions, the company has the collaboration and support of the Navy and the Directorate General of Armament and Equipment , which represent "one of our strengths", says Honrubia. The commercial director explains that there is a coordination between institution and company to work being carried out outside fruitful.
In addition, the Navy is set to "best reference" shipyard capabilities, thanks to "excellent operating results" that are giving ships like the Cantabria , currently deployed in Australia, or the Maritime Action Ship (BAM) .
In this framework, Honrubia notes the importance of promoting the agenda of the frigates F-110 , because it would mean for the company to position itself in the international market with a new product, highly technological and very competitive.