After 6 and a half years of litigation and a judicial war that seemed that it would be extended to infinity, everything has finally come to an end in the best way. We talk about a case that concerns the Navantia provider and the Norway Ministry of Defense and dates back to 2018.
The events occurred on November 8, 2018, when a KNM Helge Ingstad frigate of the Norwegian Navy collided in Bergen Bay with a Maltese tanker, with the terrible consequence of subsequently sinking.
After that, Norway demanded responsibilities to Navantia, which resulted in a tedious judicial process for months, with a demand from Norway against the company, for which they demanded 1,100 million euros.
However, both parties have opted for the friendly route, and have decided to reach an agreement by which they will renew the technical assistance services that it has already provided for four years. As reported, Navantia will apply a discount of up to 47.5 million euros for each of the repair work of the four frigates that built for the Norwegian Navy.
Thus, Navantia points out that “the agreement is based on a value transfer in the form of discounts on works that will be carried out by Navantia to support the life cycle and updates of the F310 class frigates”, during the time of validity of the maintenance services.
In Navantia they are “satisfied to have reached an agreement that ends this case and extends our collaboration with Norway”, as explained by the president of the company through a statement, Ricardo Domínguez.
Finally, from the Norway Ministry of Defense, they point out that it is good news that everything “has been resolved through a friendly solution”, and emphasizes that Navantia has been “for several decades and will continue to be an important provider of the Norwegian defense sector.”
