United States

Pursuit of Excellence

Austal has received commendations for various areas of expertise including employee safety, engineering/production innovation, purchasing practices, and community relations.  Below are a few of the awards Austal USA is proud to have received:

  • Seven American Equity Underwriter’s Large Shipyard Safety and Health awards
  • Seventeen Shipbuilders’ Council of America awards - 10 for Excellence in Safety and Seven for Improvements to Safety
  • Independence-variant LCS inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame
  • Minority Business Advocate of the Year award presented by the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Three-time Alabama Manufacturer of the Year
  • Mobile County Public School System's Workforce Development Award
  • Spirit of the Gulf Coast Award - United Way of Southwest Alabama’s highest form of recognition for community support
  • Workboat Magazine’s Significant Boats presented to Austal USA as the shipbuilder and designer of several of our vessels over the past decade, including two of our Expeditionary Fast Transports and a Littoral Combat Ship
  • Two Mobile Area Council of Engineers Project of the Year awards