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On Friday, 22 June 2012, Mr. Joseph Rella – Austal USA President and Chief Operating Officer resigned and the Board of Directors accepted his

USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1), the innovative high-speed catamaran transport ship under construction by shipbuilder Austal in Mobile, Alabama, successfully completed

Austal Shipbuilding had plenty of reason to drink green beer this weekend following the US Navy’s confirmation of two more orders for Austal USA-built

Austal said today that the U.S. Navy has exercised contract options calling for the construction of the two additional Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) worth

Austal has allocated its first shipbuilding project to its recently acquired shipyard in the Philippines. Construction of the vessel will commence in the first

Austal has secured an order for a highly efficient medium speed ferry with leading French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80

At this year’s Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Washington, DC, I sat down for a chat with Joe Rella, Chief Operating Officer and President

On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship,

Leading global shipbuilder and defense contractor Austal has acquired a shipyard in the Philippines as part of its strategy to regionalize its manufacturing

USNS Spearhead, the first of the Navy’s joint high-speed vessels designed for rapid intra-theater transport of troops and military equipment, was

Following the launch of Austal’s Wind Express series in mid 2010, Austal is pleased to announce the award of a contract for the design and construction

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Navy has ordered two more Joint High Speed Vessels from Australian shipbuilder Austal Ltd. (ASB.AU) as part of a

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Harrell/Released You may have seen recently that Austal, a designer and manufacturer of high performance aluminium vessels

Leonora Christina During Sea Trials courtesy Austal Austal’s largest catamaran built to date, the 113 metre “Leonora Christina”, was recently

Austal USA held a combined groundbreaking ceremony today, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing

The U.S. Navy announced today that it has placed an order for the construction of a fourth 127-meter trimaran Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-8)

Austal’s 101 metre “WestPac Express”, which has operated as a high speed theatre support vessel with the Okinawa based Third Marine

Tourism operator, Mary D Enterprises, has selected Austal to design and construct a 35 metre high speed monohull passenger ferry, heralding the second

Austal’s shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia, launched the Leonora Christina today, their largest catamaran built to date.  This ship will ferry

Placing a coin at the foot of the mast of a newly constructed ship is an ancient maritime tradition which is believed to bring good luck to the vessel