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Media Releases

For all the latest information on Austal’s global operations and activity, we invite you to review these latest Media Releases.

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October 31, 2019
AUSTAL USA’S GLOBAL SERVICES DIVISION EARNS US$21 MILLION LCS POST-DELIVERY CONTRACT AWARD
MEDIA RELEASE 31 OCTOBER 2019 AUSTAL USA’S GLOBAL SERVICES DIVISION EARNS US$21 MILLION LCS POST-DELIVERY CONTRACT AWARD Austal (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a US$21,529,121 cost-plus order to perform planned post-delivery services on the Independence-...
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October 24, 2019
NEW 115 METRE HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN FOR MOLSLINJEN - LARGEST FERRY TO BE BUILT BY AUSTAL
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 25 OCTOBER 2019 NEW 115 METRE HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN FOR MOLSLINJEN - LARGEST FERRY TO BE BUILT BY AUSTAL Austal (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce a €83.65 million (~ A$136 million) contract for the design and construction of a new 115 metre high-speed catamaran for Molslinjen...
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October 6, 2019
AUSTAL LAUNCHES MARINELINK-FLEET
  MEDIA RELEASE 7 OCTOBER 2019 Austal (ASX:ASB) has launched a valuable new addition to the proven MARINELINK product range, MARINELINK-Fleet. Building upon Austal’s original, proprietary MARINELINK on-board vessel monitoring, alarm and control system – and recent MARINELINK-Smart application that...
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August 28, 2019
AUSTAL AND FRED. OLSEN, S.A. PARTNER ON ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR NEXT GENERATION TRIMARAN
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 28 AUGUST 2019 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) and long term customer Fred. Olsen, S.A. have partnered on two next generation trimarans with advanced environmental credentials. Starting with the design process, Austal’s R&D team used optimized lightweight structures and the benefits...
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August 28, 2019
EPF 11 COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS FOR U.S. NAVY
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 26 AUGUST 2019 AUSTAL Limited (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce that the 11th Austal designed and built Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel, the future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), has successfully completed U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials. These trials, conducted in the Gulf of...
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August 18, 2019
RAN SIGNS CAPE CLASS PATROL BOAT LEASE EXTENSION
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 19 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has been advised by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that the RAN has signed a two year lease extension with the National Australia Bank (NAB) for its two Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPB), Cape Fourcroy and Cape Inscription. The...
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August 16, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS FOURTH GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 16 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce the on-time delivery of the fourth Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel was today gifted by the Government of Australia to the Government of Samoa during...
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August 15, 2019
AUSTAL SIGNS A$126 MILLION CONTRACT TO EXPORT TWO CAPE CLASS PATROL BOATS
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 16 AUGUST 2019   Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract worth approximately A$126 million to construct two Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPB) for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago (GORTT). The vessels will be...
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August 15, 2019
AUSTAL AWARDED US$23 MILLION SUPPORT CONTRACT FROM U.S. NAVY FOR USS TULSA
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 15 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has received an award from the United States Department of Defense totalling over US$23 million (~A$34million) for support activities, including dry docking, on the USS Tulsa. The award of the Post Shakedown Availability (PSA...
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August 7, 2019
TRIMARAN TECHNOLOGY CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE MARITIME EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SPEED PASSENGER FERRIES
  MEDIA RELEASE 5 AUGUST 2019 Leading international shipbuilder Austal’s (ASX: ASB) iconic trimaran vessel design is gaining increasing customer demand approaching the 15th anniversary of the first vessel entering operations. Austal’s trimaran was specifically developed to offer passengers and...
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