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YASAT and GHAGHA-1 - two 45m crew transfer vessels alongside at Austal Philippines shipyard in Balamban, Cebu

Media Releases

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

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February 11, 2020
AUSTAL PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES 109 METRE CATAMARAN FERRY – THE LARGEST ALUMINIUM FERRY EVER CONSTRUCTED IN THE PHILIPPINES
MEDIA RELEASE 12 FEBRUARY 2020 AUSTAL PHILIPPINES LAUNCHES 109 METRE CATAMARAN FERRY - THE LARGEST ALUMINIUM FERRY EVER CONSTRUCTED IN THE PHILIPPINES Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal Philippines has successfully launched Hull 419, a 109 metre high-speed catamaran ferry...
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July 24, 2019
Austal Philippines Completes USD 20M expansion of Balamban Shipyard
News Release 24 July 2019 Austal Philippines Completes USD 20M expansion of Balamban Shipyard Expanded shipyard trebles production capacity, buoys employment for Filipinos CEBU, PHILIPPINES —Austal Philippines, a regional hub of leading global shipbuilder and defense prime contractor Austal...
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May 31, 2019
AUSTAL PARTNERS WITH FRED. OLSEN, S.A. ON NEXT GENERATION MARINELINK SMART TECHNOLOGY ROLLOUT
Media release 21 May 2019 AUSTAL PARTNERS WITH FRED. OLSEN, S.A. ON NEXT GENERATION MARINELINK SMART TECHNOLOGY ROLLOUT 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...
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April 29, 2019
AUSTAL DELIVERS SECOND HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO BRAVE LINE
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 29 APRIL 2019 AUSTAL DELIVERS SECOND HIGH SPEED CATAMARAN TO BRAVE LINE Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has today delivered the second of two, 50 metre high-speed catamarans to Brave Line under the Company’s first commercial contract award to a Taiwan enterprise. The...
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April 16, 2019
AUSTAL CUTS METAL ON SECOND 118M TRIMARAN FOR FRED. OLSEN EXPRESS
MEDIA RELEASE 16 APRIL 2019 AUSTAL CUTS METAL ON SECOND 118M TRIMARAN FOR FRED. OLSEN EXPRESS Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX: ASB) has commenced construction of the second of two 118 metre high-speed passenger trimaran ferries for Fred. Olsen Express in the Company’s Philippines shipyard. The...
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December 16, 2016
Austal Wins 56 metre Commercial Ferry Contract
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the company’s sixth new commercial vessel order for 2016, with the award of a €15.47 million (circa A$22million) contract for a high-speed passenger ferry from Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS Group) of Germany. The 56 metre catamaran is a...
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November 15, 2016
Austal Delivers High Speed Offshore Crew Transfer Vessel
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has delivered its second high speed crew transfer vessel this year, to Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO). The 57.6-metre, all-aluminium catamaran was designed by Incat Crowther and constructed by Austal’s shipyard in the Philippines. It is the...
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September 14, 2016
Austal Delivers Third-Party-Designed 70 metre Vessel To Azerbaijan
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce the on-time, on-specification and on- budget delivery of the Incat-Crowther designed ‘Offshore Express 70’ large crew transfer vessel, Rashid Behbudov, to Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) of Azerbaijan. Austal has delivered yet another...
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June 20, 2016
Australian Shipbuilding Wins 2 New Export Orders
Reflecting renewed confidence and growing opportunity in the international commercial ferry market, Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce two new contracts for three commercial passenger ferries with a total value of approximately AU$30million. Firstly, Austal has been awarded a...
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August 12, 2015
Austal Delivers Second High Speed Catamaran Ferry
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has delivered a second high speed catamaran ferry to the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Two High Speed Catamaran Ferries docked at Austal Philippines Shipyard The  contract  for  two 45 metre catamaran  ferries  was  awarded  in...
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