Fincantieri signs a number of agreements with Iran
In the presence of the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani - on an official visit in Italy - Fincantieri, one of the world's most important shipbuilding groups, has signed a number of framework agreements with some primary Iranian companies. These preliminary understandings are prior to the accomplishment of several contracts worth some hundred million euros and to the potential development of joint activities, the company said in its press release.
In particular, Fincantieri has reached a cooperation and development agreement with Azim Gostaresh Hormoz Shipbuilding Industry Co (AGH), a modern and new shipyard, strategically located in the Persian Gulf within the special economic zone. AGH is controlled by the larger Iran Shipbuilding and Offshore Industries Complex Company (ISOICO), which is under the administration of the Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO), one of Iran's largest organization involved in the country's development and industrialization process. The agreement provides for cooperation between the two companies for the construction of new merchant vessels and offshore units both in the field of ship repairs and conversions and in refitting activities of already operating units.
Notably, the cooperation will affect the development of detailed engineering, optimization of the construction processes, technical consultancy and assistance in all production phases and personnel training both on site and in Italy. To this end, the two companies will shortly create specific working groups engaged in activities to establish a synergic cooperation and to develop a solid business partnership in the area.
Moreover, Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Isotta Fraschini Motori, has signed two further agreements concerning the marine propulsion sector and the one of rail transports.
Specifically, Isotta Fraschini Motori has signed on one hand an agreement with Arka Tejarat Qeshm (ATQ), one of the most solid Iranian trading companies, for the set-up of a joint proposal for the supply to Iranian Governmental User (IGU) of 600 marine engines for smaller vessels. On the other, in partnership with Titagarh FIREMA ADLER, company active in the production of rolling stock, it has signed an agreement with Wagon Pars Co. (WPC), Iranian company operating in the railway vehicles construction field, for the set-up of a joint proposal for the supply to the Iranian Railway (RAI) of 70 shunting locomotives engines.
