Lloyd’s Register wins $11m contract for Army landing craft program
LLOYD’S Register (LR) has won an $11 million contract from Austal Defence Australia to provide naval classification services for the Australian Army’s Landing Craft Medium (LCM)...
Autonomy advances as Henderson precinct scales up
AUSTRALIA’S maritime sector is entering a period of simultaneous infrastructure and technological transformation, with the expansion of the Henderson Defence Precinct occurring...
Government announces fuel security consultation papers
SHAPING the next phase of Australia’s fuel security agenda is the aim of two consultation papers announced by the federal government this week. The Commonwealth's $14.8 billion...
Austal USA floating dry dock to expand ship repairs
AUSTAL USA is expanding its ship repair capability with the launch of the first dry dock of its kind built for the US Navy in more than 40 years. It has completed and launched its...
New cranes to lift Queensland dockyard capability
THE QUEENSLAND government has allocated $4.5 million from the state’s Sovereign Industry Development Fund for the acquisition of two large cranes for the revitalised Cairncross...
Austal launches first patrol boat for Australian Border Force
AUSTAL Ships has launched the first of six Evolved Cape–class Patrol Boats (ECCPB) for the Australian Border Force (ABF). In early May, Austal’s original contract to build four of...
Norship to expand Cairns defence capacity
NORTHERN Australia–based fleet‑management company Norship will play a key role in expanding Cairns as a major defence support base. The Queensland state government has awarded...
Commander of Australian Fleet warns of maritime vulnerability
THE OPENING session at the MIAL’s Blueprint for a Maritime Nation in Perth on Tuesday 12 May, focused on the vulnerability of Australia’s maritime industry. Director general from...
Austal to build two more patrol boats for Border Force
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder, Austal, has landed an order for two more Evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Australian Border Force (ABF). The contract extension, valued...
Darwin ship lift facility tracks toward 2027 operations
A SERIES of contracts have been issued for work on the Northern Territory’s $515 million Darwin Ship Lift Facility, due for Defence Facility Qualification in 2026-27 and a staged...
Austal completes five-year contract with Navy
WEST AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal has completed its Royal Australian Navy contract for 10 Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for the Royal Australian Navy. A handover ceremony for...
Major boost for non-defence shipbuilding in WA
THE FEDERAL government is to spend an initial $30 million to support non-defence shipbuilding at the Australian Marine Complex (AMC) at Henderson, south of Perth. The funding will...
Austal US accounting blunder leads to 25% fall in stocks
AN ACCOUNTING blunder in West Australian-based shipbuilder Austal’s US division has resulted in a US$17.1 million overstatement in the company’s FY2026 EBIT guidance. In a...
Austal launches final patrol boat in $500 million project
AUSTAL has launched Hull 544, the final Guardian-class Patrol Boat for Defence Australia’s Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project. The launch of the 24th Guardian-class Patrol...
Defence contracts and Hanwha deal a festive gift for Austal
WEST Australian shipbuilder Austal had every reason to celebrate this festive season with new defence contracts worth billions of dollars, along with the finalisation of the...
