The Hunter Class Frigate Program has advanced to the next phase with the prototype phase far advanced and the construction of the first Hunter production ship block now started. According to a statement from shipbuilder BAE Systems Australia, the development demonstrated the progress underway at the Osborne Naval Shipyard which was newly constructed by the…
Perth international shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a $115 million fixed-price incentive contract option from the United States Navy for the construction of an additional Navajo-class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (TATS 15, pictured). Austal USA is now under contract for five steel-hulled T-ATS in a programme that could be worth up to US$3.2 billion,…
Tasman ferry builder Incat has received its first order for a new electric vehicle ferry design which will be exported to South America. According to reports, Argentine company Buquebus has ordered what will be Incat’s first-ever electric aluminium catamaran design – the 148 metre long catamaran ‘utility Ro-Pax’ design (pictured). Designed by Revolution Design, the…