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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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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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August 16, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS FOURTH GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 16 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce the on-time delivery of the fourth Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel was today gifted by the Government of Australia to the Government of Samoa during...
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August 15, 2019
AUSTAL SIGNS A$126 MILLION CONTRACT TO EXPORT TWO CAPE CLASS PATROL BOATS
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 16 AUGUST 2019   Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce it has signed a contract worth approximately A$126 million to construct two Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPB) for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago (GORTT). The vessels will be...
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August 15, 2019
AUSTAL AWARDED US$23 MILLION SUPPORT CONTRACT FROM U.S. NAVY FOR USS TULSA
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 15 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has received an award from the United States Department of Defense totalling over US$23 million (~A$34million) for support activities, including dry docking, on the USS Tulsa. The award of the Post Shakedown Availability (PSA...
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August 7, 2019
TRIMARAN TECHNOLOGY CONTINUING TO IMPROVE THE MARITIME EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SPEED PASSENGER FERRIES
  MEDIA RELEASE 5 AUGUST 2019 Leading international shipbuilder Austal’s (ASX: ASB) iconic trimaran vessel design is gaining increasing customer demand approaching the 15th anniversary of the first vessel entering operations. Austal’s trimaran was specifically developed to offer passengers and...
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August 5, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS HIGH SPEED PASSENGER FERRY TO SNC AREMITI
  COMPANY ANNOUCEMENT 5 AUGUST 2019 Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce the successful delivery of a 49 metre high-speed passenger ferry to SNC Aremiti. The A$30 million project was awarded in late December 2017 and has been delivered by Austal’s Philippines shipyard. Austal...
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June 25, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS FUTURE USS CINCINNATI (LCS 20) TO U.S. NAVY
   COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 25 JUNE 2019 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) is pleased to announce the 10th Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) has been delivered to the United States Navy. The future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) will be the 18th LCS to join the fleet. “This program continues to improve with...
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June 24, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS THIRD GUARDIAN CLASS PATROL BOAT
  COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 24 JUNE 2019 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB), today reports the on-time delivery of the third Guardian Class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. In a handover ceremony with the Crown Prince of Tonga, His Royal Highness, Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala, the Commonwealth...
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May 22, 2019
AUSTAL PARTNERS WITH FRED. OLSEN, S.A. ON NEXT GENERATION MARINELINK SMART TECHNOLOGY ROLLOUT
  Media release 21 May 2019 AUSTAL (ASX: ASB) and Fred. Olsen, S.A. have partnered for the final testing and rollout of Austal’s next generation MARINELINK-Smart technology. Austal’s MARINELINK is the industry leading technology in integrated monitoring, alarm and control systems for high-speed...
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