January 11, 2014
USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) Christened - One of seven Navy vessels currently under construction at Austal USA
Austal christened United States Naval Ship Fall River (JHSV 4) this morning at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Fall River is the fourth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that Austal has under contract with the U.S. Navy as part of an overall 10-ship contract worth over $...
January 7, 2014
Austal Celebrate Second Cape Class Launch
Austal is pleased to announce the launch of the second in series Cape Class Patrol Boat (CCPB) during a ceremony at the company’s Australian Defence Facility in Henderson Western Australia on January 7th 2014. Exactly 1 year to the day after launching Cape st George, Cape Byron was launched some 4...
April 26, 2012
Austal Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) completes Builder's Sea Trials
USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed Builder's Sea Trials (BST) on April 19 in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials encompassed over 50 demonstration events that enabled the...
December 1, 2010
Austal Propels Badgingarra Pupils Toward National Success
Austal’s Henderson-based research and development team has been helping a group of year 7 pupils at Badgingarra Primary School to improve the aerodynamics and performance of their balsawood model F1 car ahead of a national competition to be held in Sydney next year.
The competition involves...
August 29, 2008
First Ferries Depart Austal Tasmania
The first vessels to be completed at Austal’s Tasmanian shipyard have commenced their 14 day delivery voyage to Hong Kong via the east coast of Australia onboard liftship “Pantanal”
The two 47.5 metre high speed passenger catamarans, built for New World First Ferry (Macau), are scheduled to enter...
July 30, 2008
Austal Submits Final JHSV Proposal To US Navy
Austal USA submitted its Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) proposal to the US Navy this week bringing to closure the Phase I (Preliminary Design) period. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January 2008 and it is expected that a single Phase II contract will be...
July 9, 2008
Hormuz Clocks 56 Knots
The second of Austal’s two 65 metre vehicle-passenger ferries built for the Sultanate of Oman has become the first diesel-powered vehicle ferry to reach a speed of 56 knots.
“Hormuz” recorded a maximum speed of 56 knots (103.7km/h) and a service speed of 52 knots during sea trials held near...
June 23, 2008
Austal Ltd Announces Management Changes
Austal Limited Executive Chairman Mr John Rothwell today announced that, effective from Friday the 22nd of August 2008, he will step down from his executive duties and become Non Executive Chairman of the company. Mr Rothwell said that his role would be to support Austal in activities traditionally...
June 5, 2008
Austal Installs 250th Water Jet
Austal has been congratulated by Rolls-Royce Australia following the installation of its 250th Rolls-Royce / Kamewa water jet.
With Austal currently celebrating its 20th year, the milestone reinforces the company’s extensive experience in working with advanced marine technology.
The achievement...
June 3, 2008
"Shinas" Arrives in Oman
The Sultanate of Oman‘s record-breaking 65 metre vehicle-passenger catamaran “Shinas” has arrived in Muscat, Oman following its 15-day journey from Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia.
The vessel’s arrival was a proud moment for the Austal team, who have successfully delivered to Oman...
