A trimaran manufactured in Australia is in the final stages of construction after the superstructure was attached to the hull.
On December 14 the Bajamar Express was rolled onto the hardstand
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Maritime manufacturing gets a lift in the top end
A new facility will support the growth of maritime manufacturing in the Northern Territory.
Funded through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, a ship lift facility will be built with $300 million
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NSW government supports marine manufacturers for PACIFIC 2019
Smart maritime defence systems manufacturers are getting a boost from the NSW government ahead of PACIFIC 2019.
The international maritime exposition will bring defence and marine technology enterprises
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WA marine manufacturer meets Mediterranean market
Western Australian marine manufacturer VEEM will showcase its gyro stabilisation technology in the Mediterranean Sea from mid-October.
The bespoke marine propellers and assemblage specialist will carry
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AMWU: ASC could do more to retain skilled workers
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has criticised the announcement that 130 workers would be made redundant at ASC, arguing for more work to be brought into the shipyard.
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Adelaide innovation precincts to connect to super-fast SABRENet
The ultra-fast SABRENet fibre network will be completely connected to 14 Adelaide business precincts by the middle of the year, according to the South Australian government.
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ASC cuts 130 shipbuilding jobs
ASC told workers yesterday that 130 positions would be cut by the end of next month, as work on the Air Warfare Destroyer project winds down.
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ASC workers protest outside Pyne’s office over enterprise bargaining
Shipbuilding workers at ASC have started a two-day protest outside of the Adelaide office of defence industry minister Chris Pyne, demanding Pyne intervene in enterprise bargaining agreement negotiations.
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US shipbuilder sets up in Australia
US shipbuilding giant Huntington Ingalls Industries has opened a new office in Canberra, appointing a business development manager to target opportunities with the Royal Australian Navy and US Navy in the South Pacific.
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Over 120 jobs to go at ASC by November
121 workers at ASC will finish up their jobs in the next two weeks, a spokesperson has told Senate estimates, with the jobs shed mostly being contractors.
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The beautiful world of drones
The future is predicted to see unmanned aerial vehicles in a fast-growing number of places. Brent Balinski spoke to Dario Valenza, founder of UAV maker Carbonix, about his company’s leap from racing boats to drones, a few design considerations, and what he hopes the future brings.
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Uninformed claims aim to sink subs
Businessman Dick Smith and his cohorts are wasting their money making totally unsubstantiated, ill-informed claims in an advertisement about Australia’s new submarine fleet, Welding Technology Institute of Australia CEO Geoff Crittenden says.
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Productivity Commission misleads on submarines, say critics
A Productivity Commission review criticising the decision to build submarines locally has been disputed by the SA government, Australian Industry Group and others.
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Pyne refuses to put figure on WA shipbuilding share during visit
New defence industry minister Christopher Pyne visited shipyards at Western Australia yesterday, dismissing suggestions he was focussed on winning shipbuilding work from the state for his home state of South Australia.
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South Australia’s submarine expertise is just the tip of the skills iceberg
Long-time defence industry advocate Chris Burns spoke to Brent Balinski and shared some reasons why Australia should build its own ships and submarines.
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Feeling the need for design speed in submarines
The transfer of world-leading technologies to Australia’s manufacturers was part of the lobbying efforts from Future Submarine contestants. Brent Balinski spoke to Dassault Systèmes co-founder Philippe Forrestier about what the victorious French team brings to the table.
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Japanese angered by submarine evaluation in secret meeting
A debriefing by an Australian delegation last month saw Japanese defence officials contest the reasons their submarine design bid failed on technical grounds.
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Quickstep, DCNS sign MOU, signal that submarine supply a possibility
DCNS: future partnership with TKMS a possibility
An executive handling strategy for France’s DCNS has said merger talks with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems may be considered in the future, with European shipbuilders needing to consolidate
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Coffs engineering firm to bid aggressively for submarine work
Coffs Harbour engineering firm W.E. Smith has said it will big aggressively for submarine work, following a difficult period that saw it put in administration.
The ABC reports that the company recently
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