Fincantieri Australia will hold a supplier briefing with Northern Territory businesses in Darwin later this month to showcase the opportunities for local industry in the shipbuilder’s global supply
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Austal launches OPV Adelaide operations
Austal Australia has confirmed the opening of its Adelaide office, which will support the design and production for the $3 billion Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program.
Officially welcoming Austal’s
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WA shipbuilder wins $779 million contract
WA-based shipbuilder Austal has won a contract worth up to $779 million to construct a Frigate-sized Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS 28) for the US Navy.
The ship will be constructed at Austal’s
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Submarine jobs at stake as DCNS backtracks on promises
Future submarine building jobs are at stake in SA, after French company DCNS retracted its statement that 90 per cent of the construction of its next fleet would occur in Australia.
Speaking to a Senate
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SA and WA shipbuilders join to win frigates contract
Western Australian shipbuilder Austal is teaming up with government-owned counterpart ASC in South Australia to win the contract to build the Navy’s nine new frigates.
Three international designers
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Naval Shipbuilding College to train thousands of Australian students
Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has announced the release of a Request for Proposal for the Naval Shipbuilding College.
The Naval Shipbuilding College is a key initiative in the Naval
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Foreign workers needed to support SA shipbuilding
The Naval Shipbuilding Plan has been released, outlining how the Australian government expects to deliver $89 billion worth of ships over the next few decades.
According to the report, there will need
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Shipbuilder wants to establish WA manufacturing and export hub
German shipbuilder Lurssen hopes to create an Australian manufacturing base to export navy ships around the region.
Lurssen chief Peter Lurssen will today present a proposal to partner with Adelaide-based
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Pyne accused of ‘refusing to meet’ WA over $80b shipbuilding fears
Christopher Pyne has been accused of refusing to meet with the McGowan government over West Australia’s bid for more involvement in the Defence Industry’s multi-billion dollar shipbuilding programme.
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AISC welcomes federal funds for shipbuilding
John Pollaers, the chairman of the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC), has welcomed federal investment into “key infrastructure projects” including Australia’s $90 billion shipbuilding
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Fears for Australia’s shipbuilding industry
Australian shipbuilders have expressed fears that Australia will have minimal involvement in the building and maintenance of the nation’s future submarines and warships.
South Australia should expect
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Maritime school to boost Australia’s shipbuilding skills
A maritime technical school will be established in South Australia to train workers for its $90 billion shipbuilding program.
The Maritime Technical College will be based in the South Australian capital
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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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Civmec buys shipbuilder Forgacs for $21m
Heavy engineering company Civmec has acquired engineering and shipbuilding company, Forgacs for $21m.
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WA demonstration submarine hull shows off the shipbuilding of the future
A hull section, completed last Friday and unveiled yesterday at Henderson, WA, demonstrated a new way of doing business for advanced manufacturers, said ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
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Japanese visit ahead of submarine bid deadline
Senior members of the Japanese government are visiting to give the country’s bid to build Australia’s submarines a last-ditch boost.
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BAE cuts 200 shipbuilding roles, AMWU warns of further job losses
BAE will cut another 200 jobs at its Williamstown shipyard as the company’s Air Warfare Destroyer work comes to an end, with the AMWU claiming that a remaining 150 jobs could be gone by Christmas.
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AMWU to hold submarines rally in Adelaide
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is set to hold a rally in Adelaide today, demanding a local build of Australia’s next generation submarines.
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Danish contract to create “more than a hundred” jobs at Incat
Hobart’s Incat has won a contract worth over $100 million to build a fast ferry for a Danish ferry operator.
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Navies could soon use 3D printing for boats, says report
Navies may soon be equipped with 3D printed - as well as unmanned surface and underwater - vessels, according to a report by Qinetic Group.
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