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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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July 14, 2014
USS Independence hosts Australian Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer
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July 14, 2014
Austal Celebrates Keel Laying For Cape Wessel
    Once again demonstrating the rapid progress Austal is making on the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program, on 4 July 2014, Austal hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the seventh vessel (Cape Wessel) of eight 58-metre patrol boats that Austal is designing, building and supporting for the Australian...
May 19, 2014
Austal Delivers Second Cape Class Patrol Boat Early
  Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has delivered the second of eight Cape Class Patrol Boats being supplied to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service under a $330 million design, build and in-service support contract. Cape Byron was delivered four weeks...
May 5, 2014
Austal Launches Third Cape Class Patrol Boat
  Austal is pleased to announce the launch of the third-in-series Cape Class Patrol Boat (CCPB) at the Company’s Australian Defence Facility in Henderson, Western Australia on 5 May 2014. Cape Nelson is the third of eight 56-metre patrol boats that are being delivered to the Australian Customs and...
April 28, 2014
Second Cape Class Patrol Boat Officially Named
  Austal Limited is pleased to announce the second-in-series Cape Class Patrol Boat has been officially named Cape Byron during a ceremony held at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia today. Cape Byron is the second of eight boats being built by Austal for the Australian Customs and...
April 16, 2014
Austal Commemorates Keel Laying for Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) - The fifth Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship built at Austal
  On April 16, 2014, Austal and the Navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the fifth Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), one of five Austal-designed U.S. Navy LCS currently under construction in Mobile, Ala. The ship’s namesake, the Honorable Gabrielle...
April 14, 2014
Austal Delivers First of Three 27m Wind Express Vessels
  The first of three 27 metre Austal wind farm support vessels has successfully completed sea trials at Austal’s Philippine shipyard and is heading to Europe, where it will commence operations for UK operator Turbine Transfers. Christened Church Bay, the first Wind Express 27 catamaran will arrive...
April 9, 2014
Austal Awarded Contract for Two High Speed Ferries
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to design and construct two 45 metre high speed catamaran ferries. The contract is valued at approximately $30 million. The high speed ferries will be designed and...
April 4, 2014
Superseded Bay Class Patrol Boats Standing the Test of Time
First Australian Bay Class Patrol Boat handed over to Sri Lanka Navy Austal Limited (Austal) is proud of its long association with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS), which extends past the Cape Class Patrol Boats that Austal is currently manufacturing for the ACBPS. The...
April 3, 2014
Austal Awarded Contract for Survivability Testing on LCS
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) has been awarded an engineering services contract to support survivability testing on the U.S. Navy’s Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship. The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a US$6,726,406 contract modification for the fabrication and assembly of a live fire...