March 31, 2014
Cape Leveque Keel Laying Ceremony
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Scott Morrison MP, participated in a keel laying ceremony today for the sixth Cape Class Patrol Boat being manufactured at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.
The vessel, Cape...
March 24, 2014
Austal Delivers Third Joint High Speed Vessel
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has successfully delivered Joint High Speed Vessel 3 (JHSV 3), USNS Millinocket, to the US Navy.
USNS Millinocket is the third JHSV built by Austal at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, under a 10 ship, US$1.6 billion contract.
Austal Chief...
March 22, 2014
Jackson (LCS 6) Christened - One of five Littoral Combat Ships under Construction at Austal
Austal christened the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) this morning at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Jackson is the first of ten Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that the U.S. Navy has awarded to Austal as Prime Contractor.
The 127-meter aluminum trimaran is capable of...
March 11, 2014
Austal Commemorates Keel Laying for Trenton (JHSV 5)
On March 10, 2014, Austal held a keel-laying ceremony for the fifth Joint High Speed Vessel Trenton (JHSV 5), one of ten Austal-designed 103-meter U.S. Navy Joint High Speed Vessels under contract with the U.S. Navy. The ship’s sponsor, Ms. Virginia A. Kamsky, was present at the ceremony to...
March 11, 2014
U.S. Navy funds two further Littoral Combat Ships
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that the construction of two additional Littoral Combat Ships has been funded by the U.S. Navy.
The vessels, LCS 18 and LCS 20, will be the seventh and eighth vessels to be built by Austal as prime contractor under a 10 vessel, US$3.5 billion...
March 10, 2014
Austal awarded contract for two 72m High Speed Defence Support Vessels
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract from a naval customer in the Middle East for the design, construction and integrated logistics support of two 72 metre High Speed Support Vessels (HSSVs).
The value of the contract is approximately US$124.9...
March 3, 2014
Austal awarded post-delivery support contract on LCS 6
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for post-delivery support on USS Jackson (Littoral Combat Ship 6). The U.S. Navy awarded Austal USA a $7,120,153 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for post-delivery support for...
January 17, 2014
Austal celebrates keel laying for Cape Jervis (CCPB05)
Once again demonstrating the rapid progress Austal is making of the Cape Class Patrol Boat Program, on 17 January 2014, Austal hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the fifth vessel (Cape Jervis) of eight 56-metre patrol boats that Austal is designing, building and supporting for the Australian...
January 17, 2014
Austal hands over fuel efficient, low maintenance catamaran to long term client, Aremiti
Austal Limited is pleased to announce the handover of a 79.8m RoPax Catamaran, the most recent iteration of its enduring Auto Express ferry range, to French Polynesian operator and repeat customer SNC Aremiti Ferry. The vessel arrived in Tahiti just before Christmas and was quickly able to enter...
January 17, 2014
Austal Launches USNS Fall River (JHSV 4). First of four Navy ships to be launched at Austal in 2014.
On January 16, 2014, Austal USA successfully completed the launch process of the USNS Fall River (JHSV 4). Recently christened, this 103-meter high-speed catamaran represents the U.S. Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform. It is part of a 10-ship program, the funds for all of...
