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Austal USA books $91.5 million Navy LCU contract

Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Mobile, Ala. based Austal USA a $91,535,55 fixed-price incentive and firm-fixed-price type contract for the construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700 class craft. The

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Rusty Murdaugh resigns as Austal USA president

Austal USA says that Rusty Murdaugh has resigned as its president, effective today. Murdaugh was named president in Sept. 2021 (after being named acting president in February 2021 when former president Craig

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Austal Australia delivers the latest Guardian-class patrol boat

Austal Australia has delivered the 16th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel was then gifted to the Federated States of Micronesia at a certificate signing ceremony held

Austalconfirms Hanwha offer

Austal to take financial hit on T-ATS program

After reviewing forecasts for the T-ATS towing and rescue ship program at its Austal USA subsidiary, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) says in a filing that it is making a “substantial revision” in its

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Is Austal a take-over target?

Back on June 6, Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, which is, of course, the parent of Mobile, Ala., based Austal USA, published a stock exchange announcement saying: “Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) refers

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Austal USA wins T-AGOS contract with $3 billion plus potential

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $113,906,029 NAVSEA contract for the detail design and construction of the lead T-AGOS 25 Class Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship. The contract includes options

Austal Vietnam has launched its third ship

Austal Vietnam launches high-speed cat for French Polynesia

Austal Vietnam’s Vung Tau shipyard has successfully launched a new high-speed catamaran being built for the Degage Group of French Polynesia. Ordered in 2021, the 66 meter Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425)

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Austal in LOI for 130-meter Gotland Horizon X hydrogen-fueled cat

Swedish ferry operator Gotlandsbolaget reports that it has signed a letter of intent LOI with Australian shipbuilder Austal covering the design of a 130 meter high speed multi-fuel catamaran able to operate

Austal USA gets GD Electric Boat award

Austal USA wins contract to build Navy floating dry dock

The Department of Defense said Friday that Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $128,050,747 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design and construction of an auxiliary floating dry dock medium,

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Navy awards Austal USA $230.5 million EPF contract

Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded a $230.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of EPF 16, the U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship. EPF 16 will be

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