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Media Releases

For all the latest information on Austal’s global operations and activity, we invite you to review these latest Media Releases.

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November 11, 2019
AUSTAL USA CHRISTENS FUTURE USNS NEWPORT (EPF 12)
MEDIA RELEASE 12 NOVEMBER 2019 AUSTAL USA CHRISTENS FUTURE USNS NEWPORT (EPF12) Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal USA has christened the twelfth Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), the future USNS Newport (EPF 12), at a ceremony held over the weekend at...
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November 8, 2019
AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 5TH GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 8 NOVEMBER 2019 AUSTAL AUSTRALIA DELIVERS 5TH GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce the on-time delivery of the fifth Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel,...
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November 5, 2019
NEW TRIMARANS’ CLASE ORO VIP LOUNGE TO OFFER THE ULTIMATE HIGH SPEED FERRY EXPERIENCE
MEDIA RELEASE 6 November 2019 NEW TRIMARANS 'CLASE ORO' VIP LOUNGE TO OFFER THE ULTIMATE HIGH SPEED FERRY EXPERIENCE Austal (ASX:ASB) and Canary Islands ferry company, Fred. Olsen S.A., are bringing together the best in commercial ferry interior design and premium customer experience for the new...
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November 4, 2019
AUSTAL’S LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP USS KANSAS CITY (LCS 22) COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 4 NOVEMBER 2019 AUSTAL Limited (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce that the future USS Kansas City (LCS 22) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. USS Kansas City is the eleventh Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), designed and built by...
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October 31, 2019
AUSTAL USA’S GLOBAL SERVICES DIVISION EARNS US$21 MILLION LCS POST-DELIVERY CONTRACT AWARD
MEDIA RELEASE 31 OCTOBER 2019 AUSTAL USA’S GLOBAL SERVICES DIVISION EARNS US$21 MILLION LCS POST-DELIVERY CONTRACT AWARD Austal (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a US$21,529,121 cost-plus order to perform planned post-delivery services on the Independence-...
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October 24, 2019
NEW 115 METRE HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN FOR MOLSLINJEN - LARGEST FERRY TO BE BUILT BY AUSTAL
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 25 OCTOBER 2019 NEW 115 METRE HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN FOR MOLSLINJEN - LARGEST FERRY TO BE BUILT BY AUSTAL Austal (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce a €83.65 million (~ A$136 million) contract for the design and construction of a new 115 metre high-speed catamaran for Molslinjen...
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October 6, 2019
AUSTAL LAUNCHES MARINELINK-FLEET
  MEDIA RELEASE 7 OCTOBER 2019 Austal (ASX:ASB) has launched a valuable new addition to the proven MARINELINK product range, MARINELINK-Fleet. Building upon Austal’s original, proprietary MARINELINK on-board vessel monitoring, alarm and control system – and recent MARINELINK-Smart application that...
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August 28, 2019
AUSTAL AND FRED. OLSEN, S.A. PARTNER ON ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS FOR NEXT GENERATION TRIMARAN
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 28 AUGUST 2019 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) and long term customer Fred. Olsen, S.A. have partnered on two next generation trimarans with advanced environmental credentials. Starting with the design process, Austal’s R&D team used optimized lightweight structures and the benefits...
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August 28, 2019
EPF 11 COMPLETES ACCEPTANCE TRIALS FOR U.S. NAVY
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 26 AUGUST 2019 AUSTAL Limited (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce that the 11th Austal designed and built Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel, the future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF 11), has successfully completed U.S. Navy Acceptance Trials. These trials, conducted in the Gulf of...
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August 18, 2019
RAN SIGNS CAPE CLASS PATROL BOAT LEASE EXTENSION
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 19 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has been advised by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) that the RAN has signed a two year lease extension with the National Australia Bank (NAB) for its two Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPB), Cape Fourcroy and Cape Inscription. The...
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