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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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June 24, 2016
Austal To Build New 109 Metre High Speed Catamaran
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract to design and build a 109 metre vehicle passenger (RoPax) ferry for Mols Linien A/S (Mols) (OMX: MOLS) of Denmark, its fourth new commercial ferry contract in the past month. The circa A$100million contract...
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June 20, 2016
Australian Shipbuilding Wins 2 New Export Orders
Reflecting renewed confidence and growing opportunity in the international commercial ferry market, Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce two new contracts for three commercial passenger ferries with a total value of approximately AU$30million. Firstly, Austal has been awarded a...
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June 20, 2016
Austal Launches 70 metre Offshore Crew Transfer Vessel
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal Australia has successfully launched Hull 392, a 70 metre offshore crew transfer vessel for Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) of Azerbaijan, at the company’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia. Following the contract award in June...
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June 17, 2016
Austal USA Receives LCS Contract Modification For 'Sea Giraffe' Radar; USS Jackson (LCS 6) Successfully Completes Shock Trials
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Navy has modified Austal USA’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract to enable the procurement of a spare “Sea Giraffe” radar for the Independence variant LCS program. The modification sees the LCS contract value increase by the fixed-...
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June 14, 2016
Austal Continuing to Support Innovation in Western Australia
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has attended the first forum hosted by the Government of Western Australia’s new Innovation Minister, The Hon. Bill Marmion MLA, in preparation for the State’s first Innovation Summit, to be held in Perth on 28 July 2016. As a leading WA-based innovator in defence and...
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June 7, 2016
Austal's Expeditionary Fast Transport 7 (EPF 7) Completes Acceptance Trials
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Expeditionary Fast Transport 7 (EPF 7), USNS Carson City has successfully completed U.S. Navy acceptance trials. The trials, the last significant milestone before delivery, were undertaken in the Gulf of Mexico and involved...
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June 7, 2016
Austal Re-Enters Chinese Domestic Ferry Market in Joint Venture With Jianglong Shipbuilding
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that it is re-entering the Chinese ferry market to design and build the next generation of high speed passenger ferries serving domestic routes in that country. The company has today signed an agreement to form a joint venture with...
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June 2, 2016
Austal Awarded LCS 6 and 8 Post Shakedown Availability Contracts Worth Over US$4.9 Million
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the awarding of four separate post-shakedown availability (PSA) contracts by the U.S. Navy for Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) 6 and 8, totalling over US$4.9 million. The contracts involve the delivery of engineering and management services in...
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May 20, 2016
Austal Delivers First High Speed Support Vessel
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the RNOV Al Mubshir has been delivered to the Royal Navy of Oman. The on-time and on-budget delivery of the vessel cements Austal’s reputation as a globally competitive defence prime contractor. The 72m High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) RNOV...
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May 16, 2016
Austal's Littoral Combat Ship 8 Completes Acceptance Trials
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Littoral Combat Ship 8 (LCS 8), the future USS Montgomery, has successfully completed U.S. Navy acceptance trials. The trials, the last significant milestone before delivery involved comprehensive testing of the vessel’s major systems...
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