UAE-based offshore construction and fabrication specialist Lamprell has entered into exclusive negotiations as a preferred supplier with international clients in the offshore wind industry, and Lamprell said it will now work with clients to confirm the terms of a booking agreement that will ensure Lamprell's Hamriyah shipyard is in the process of negotiating. process to obtain a contract. The contract value exceeds $200 million.

Christopher Lamprell's CEO MacDonald said: "Starting in the fourth quarter of 2021, we have seen an increase in tender activity and we are currently in the “An emerging trend, particularly in the renewable energy sector, is the introduction of reservation agreements to secure manufacturing yard capacity for projects up to one year in advance, which we believe are forward planning and address industry limitations. A positive sign of production capacity." Keywords: overseas news, engineering news

Lamprell said the signing of a preferred supplier exclusivity agreement was an important milestone in the contracting process, but it was not a guarantee of the contract. If negotiations are concluded successfully, the company will provide further details of the project. As early as January 2021, Lamprell set out to establish a new business unit targeting the offshore renewable energy sector. The company has previously worked on a number of offshore wind projects in the UK, manufacturing and delivering jacket foundations for EastAngliaONE, MorayEast and Seagreen. Lamprell has also recently turned its focus to other offshore wind markets such as the US, as well as other technologies such as floating wind.Editor/XingWentao