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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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November 15, 2018
AUSTAL DELIVERS EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT THE USNS BURLINGTON (EPF 10) TO U.S. NAVY
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 15 NOVEMBER 2018 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) today announced that its American subsidiary, Austal USA has delivered the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship, the USNS Burlington (EPF 10) to the United States Navy. This is the tenth ship delivered as part of a US$1.9 billion contract for...
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October 29, 2018
AUSTAL SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES 109M HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN FOR MOLSLINJEN OF DENMARK
  MEDIA RELEASE 29 OCTOBER 2018 AUSTAL (ASX:ASB) operations in Henderson, Western Australia has successfully launched the Auto Express 109m high-speed vehicle/passenger ferry ‘Express 4’  for Molslinjen (OMX:MOLS) of Denmark. This major project milestone involved the vessel being launched into the...
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EPF 13
October 18, 2018
U.S. NAVY CONTRACTS AUSTAL TO ORDER MATERIALS FOR EPF 13
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 19 OCTOBER 2018 U.S. NAVY CONTRACTS AUSTAL TO ORDER MATERIALS FOR EPF 13 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) today announced Austal USA has been awarded a US$57,854,366 million order to fund the procurement of long lead-time materials for the construction of a 103-meter Expeditionary Fast...
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October 5, 2018
AUSTAL AWARDED ADDITIONAL US$16.4M CONTRACT FOR U.S. NAVY LCS SERVICE WORK
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 5 OCTOBER 2018 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) today announced the United States Department of Defence has awarded Austal USA, US$16,459,663 for a cost-plus-award fee against a previously awarded Basic Ordering Agreement. The order provides engineering and management services in support of...
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September 25, 2018
AUSTAL CUTS METAL ON 117M TRIMARAN FOR FRED. OLSEN
MEDIA RELEASE 21 SEPTEMBER 2018 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce construction has commenced on the first of two 117m high-speed passenger trimaran ferries for Fred. Olsen. Developed in Henderson, Western Australia at Austal’s centre of excellence in maritime design, these technologically...
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September 18, 2018
AUSTAL USA AWARDED LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS 32 & 34
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 19 SEPTEMBER 2018   AUSTAL USA AWARDED LITTORAL COMBAT SHIPS 32 AND 34 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) today announced that it has been awarded construction contracts by the U.S. Navy to build two additional Independence class Littoral Combat Ships These ships will be the...
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September 11, 2018
AUSTAL DELIVERS HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO VS GRAND FERRIES
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 AUSTAL DELIVERS HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO VS GRAND FERRIES Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has announced the delivery of a 30 metre high speed aluminum catamaran for VS Grand Ferries of the Philippines. The Incat Crowther designed ship was built at Austal’s...
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September 10, 2018
RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 RESPONSE TO ANNOUNCEMENT BY GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) notes the announcement by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in that country’s press that the Trinidad and Tobago Cabinet has authorised the purchase of a...
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September 3, 2018
AUSTAL DELIVERS LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP 18 TO U.S. NAVY
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 3 SEPTEMBER 2018 AUSTAL DELIVERS LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP 18 TO U.S. NAVY Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has delivered its ninth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the U.S. Navy. The future USS Charleston (LCS 18) is the third Austal designed and built LCS...
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August 30, 2018
AUSTAL NET PROFIT JUMPS 154% IN FY2018
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 30 AUGUST 2018 AUSTAL NET PROFIT JUMPS 154% IN FY2018 Summary: Revenue of $1.39 billion (FY2017: $1.31 billion), up 6%. EBIT of $65.0 million (FY2017: $45.5 million), up 43%. NPAT of $39.0 million (FY2017: $15.3 million), up 154%. Substantial turnaround in cash...
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