The federal government will establish a consolidated Commonwealth-owned Defence Precinct at Western Australia’s Henderson shipyard to underpin continuous naval shipbuilding and nuclear submarine maintenance and support in the order of 10,000 well-paid, high-skilled local jobs. The government will make an initial investment of $127 million over three years to progress planning, consultations, preliminary design and…
Engineering group Civmec has agreed on a framework for the transfer of ownership of German-owned Luerssen Australia, its partner in constructing six Arafura Class Offshore Patrol vessels for the Royal Australian Navy under the existing SEA1180 contract. Upon completion of the potential transaction, NVL B.V. & Co. KG (Naval Vessels Lürssen) will transfer all its…
Shipbuilder Birdon Group has provided an update on planned improvements at its shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama (pictured), which is the production site for the U.S. Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) programme. Birdon has secured a $1.187 billion contract to design and build 27 new vessels for the U.S. Coast Guard, while the…
Changes made to Austal’s board Perth shipbuilder Austal has announced two changes to its Board of Directors. After serving six years as a non-independent director, Chris Indermaur will not seek re-election at Austal’s upcoming AGM and will retire. Austal has appointed experienced international finance executive and board member Brent Cubis as a non-executive director (NED).…
Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has revealed the completion of the major construction phase of its build of what will be the world’s largest battery electric powered vessel. Known as Incat Hull 096, the final passenger deck module was lifted into place atop the vessel, signalling the structural completion of the vessel. The successful placement of the…
Shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a second major contract in the United States to prepare itself for the construction of submarine modules and components to feed into the US Navy nuclear submarine construction programme. Austal USA has been awarded a $220 million (US$152 million) contract by the U.S. Navy to invest in infrastructure that supports…
Shipbuilder Austal Australia and maritime software developer Greenroom Robotics have announced a strategic commercial partnership, following their successful Patrol Boat Autonomy Trial (PBAT) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN.) According to a statement from Greenroom on Wednesday, the new strategic partnership agreement will see the pair “collaborate further on developing watercraft-based products, services and technologies”…
Shipbuilder Austal has announced that Austal USA has been awarded a $670 million (US$450 million) contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat for nuclear submarine module construction. The contract will enable Austal USA to expand production capacity at its US shipyard in Mobile, Alabama (pictured) as part of the U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB). It…
Food Recycle crowdfunding food waste to animal feed technology A new science-based solution to the food waste problem is to be launched by Australian company, Food Recycle. The company has spent the past seven years conducting extensive R&D, including trials with the CSIRO, to validate the science and processes. Food Recycle is crowdfunding to commercialise…
The CEO of ASC — the government-owned company tasked with sustaining Australia’s current submarine fleet and building the upcoming SSN‑AUKUS submarine fleet with BAE Systems — will leave the role when his contract expires in January 2026. In a statement from the company on Friday, ASC said that Stuart Whiley’s time at the shipbuilder and…