Babcock has marked two significant milestones in the delivery of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration Class programme at its Rosyth facility in Scotland.
Austal Limited announced that its subsidiary, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd, has been awarded an approximately $4 billion contract to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Albanese and Malinauskas Labor Governments said South Australia will remain the centre of Australia’s submarine construction, with expenditure projected to reach billions of dollars in the state over coming decades.
The company said sales remained broadly stable at €545 million, compared with €550 million in the same period a year earlier, reflecting project progress across existing programmes. Adjusted EBIT was unchanged at €26 million, while the adjusted EBIT margin edged up to 4.8% from 4.7% in the prior-year quarter. Free cash flow amounted to
U.S. naval shipbuilders will need to hire around 250,000 skilled workers over the next decade to deliver the Navy’s planned Golden Fleet, according to U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.
Fincantieri has delivered “Atlante”, the second Logistic Support Ship for the Italian Navy, during a ceremony held at its Castellammare di Stabia shipyard.
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $500 million architecture and engineering contract to support structural and waterfront projects at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Hawaii and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Washington.
The U.S. Navy has cancelled the final four planned Constellation-class frigates, confirming that only Constellation and Congress will be built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine under a revised agreement.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the final round of sea trials for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128).
The UK and Indonesia have confirmed a £4 billion Maritime Partnership Programme that will secure 1,000 jobs in Britain and expand maritime capability across Indonesia.
Admiral Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations of the United States, visited HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan to review its shipbuilding capabilities and discuss cooperation under the MASGA initiative.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said the United States had agreed to support Seoul’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines as both governments released final details of their trade and security agreement.
