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Austal Tasmania

Company name

Austal Tasmania

Company website

http://www.austal.com/

Company annual report

Annual Report 2008

Location

83 Gemalla Road, Margate, Tasmania 7054.

NOTE: For contact details, please access the company website

Principle business activities

Austal is a world leader in the design and construction of customised, high speed aluminium vessels for commercial and defence applications. Since 1988, Austal has built or has on order over 190 vessels for customers worldwide and currently owns shipyards in both Australia and the United States.

Austal Tasmania is located in Margate, 18 kilometres south of Hobart, and was purchased by Austal in February 2007. The shipyard comes with a history of high quality aluminium ship construction.

The facility has a workforce of approximately 100 people.

The 50,000 square metres of land consists of a 70 x 50 metre building shed, a 30 x 30 metre fitout shed, a commissioning berth of 70 metres, as well as a 600 tonne slipway.

Performance

In 1998 Austal entered the patrol boat market, securing orders from the Australian Customs Service. Sizeable orders from other Australian and international agencies, including the Royal Australian Navy, have cemented the company's place among the world's elite patrol vessel builders.

In 2001, Austal became the first company to supply the US military with a high speed vessel.

In 2004, the US Department of Defense awarded a final design contract for a combat ship for the United States Navy. Austal was the seaframe designer and builder for this vessel.

In November 2008, Austal was awarded the contract to design and build the US Department of Defence’s next generation multi-use platform, the Joint High Speed Vessel.

Austal's awards include:

  • Advanced Manufacturer of the Year - 2008
  • Australian Defence Exporter of the Year - 2006.

See the company's Annual Report for further information.

Future production

See Annual Report.