Austal USA completes purchase of land, floating dry dock

Austal USA reports that it has completed the purchase of waterfront land, buildings, and an existing dry dock along the Mobile River previously owned by World Marine of Alabama, an indirect subsidiary

Navy awards $41.9 million in Large Unmanned Surface Vessel study contracts

The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded six companies contracts totaling $41,985,112 for studies of a Large Unmanned Surface Vessel. Each contract includes an option for engineering support. If all options were

Austal USA delivers EPF 12

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that the USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Ala. USNS Newport is the 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary

Expanding into steel, Austal USA buys additional land and dry dock

Following an earlier announcement that its Mobile, Alabama facilities will be expanded to build steel ships, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports the execution of a conditional agreement to purchase additional waterside land and

EPF 12 completes integrated trials

Austal USA and the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program successfully completed integrated trials on the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is now ready to

Austal USA awarded $50 million DPA Title III agreement

As part of the national response to COVID-19, the Department of Defense (DoD) has entered into a $50 million Defense Production Act Title III agreement with shipbuilder Austal USA, Mobile. Ala. The

SCA elects new leadership

Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has become the new Chairman of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), succeeding Terry O’Brien of Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. The new

Austal to make CEO transition

Chief Operating Officer Patrick Gregg is to be promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer at shipbuilder Austal (ASX:ASB) effective January 1, 2021, following a six month transition from current Managing

LCS 24 completes acceptance trials

The future USS Oakland (LCS 24) successfully concluded acceptance trials May 22, following a series of in-port and underway demonstrations in the Gulf of Mexico. During trials, the final milestone prior to

Austal seeks to identify new opportunities for Alabama shipyard

The Navy’s decision to award the FFG (X) guided missile frigate contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine leaves three other shipyards feeling disappointed, including Austal USA, in Mobile, Ala. In a filing with

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