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January 19, 2024
Austal USA's Matthew Graham honored as Naval Architect of the Year by Mobile Area Council of Engineers (MACE)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA’s Matthew Graham was presented with the Architect of the Year award by the Mobile Area Council of Engineers (MACE) and the organization’s annual banquet last night.  MACE recognizes engineers in the community for their achievements and leadership, a tradition that has been...
January 11, 2024
Austal USA delivers USNS Cody (EPF 14) to the U.S. Navy
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA formally handed over USNS Cody (EPF 14) to the U.S. Navy today as representatives from both parties signed official delivery documentation onboard the ship. Austal USA and the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program team successfully completed acceptance trials...
January 3, 2024
Austal USA's Barbara Turrens recognized amongst top women in maritime
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA’s Barbara Turrens has been recognized by Marine Log Magazine as one of 20 Top Women in Maritime.  The publication accepts nominations annually for visionary women in the maritime industry.  After receiving nearly 200 nominations this year, a panel of judges in the...
December 21, 2023
Austal USA receives Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS) contract award from U.S. Navy
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA received an $867.6 million undefinitized contract award (UCA) for final design and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) from the U.S. Navy today. The EMS will be manufactured in Austal USA’s aluminum manufacturing line following completion of the last...
December 6, 2023
Austal USA employees support Toys for Tots campaign
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA joined local U.S. Marine Corps Reserves this week to collect toys from the company’s 3,000+ employees for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation.  The Austal USA workforce has teamed with the Mobile-based Marine Corps Reserve 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company for...
December 4, 2023
Austal USA introduces Jim Blastos as vice president supply chain management
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA would like to introduce Jim Blastos as the company’s vice president supply chain management.  In this role, Blastos has overall responsibility for procurement, strategic sourcing, warehousing, logistics, material management, and production control activities for the...
November 17, 2023
Austal USA continues annual tradition of giving back to employees with Turkey Toss event
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated its annual "turkey toss" event this week by handing out turkeys to its workforce of over 3,000 employees. This cherished tradition, which began over a decade ago when Austal USA had less than 1,000 employees, has become a major company and community event. As a...
November 14, 2023
Austal USA celebrates keel laying for the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr. (T-ATS 11)
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the Navy’s eleventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony today at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility.  Ship sponsor Peggen Frank and...
October 4, 2023
Austal USA receives first order for Columbia-class submarine module construction
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA has received its first order for components supporting construction of a U.S. Navy Columbia-class submarine. The order, from General Dynamics Electric Boat (Electric Boat), is for fabrication of the Command and Control Systems Module (CCSM) for the third ship in the...
October 3, 2023
Austal USA cuts aluminum on final Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF)
MOBILE, Ala. – Members of Austal USA’s EPF team and representatives of the Navy’s Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Gulf Coast were present in Austal’s module manufacturing facility to watch the router begin cutting aluminum for the U.S. Navy’s final Expeditionary Fast Transport, EPF 16.  This is the...