Austal USA Opens Its Doors Saturday for Major Mobile Hiring Push
Shipbuilder Austal USA will open its Mobile shipyard to job seekers this weekend, hosting a hiring event that comes as the company works through one of the busiest stretches in…
Austal USA’s Steel Pivot: How Diversification May Have Saved Hundreds of Mobile Shipyard Jobs
When the Pentagon passed over Austal USA for the Navy’s frigate contract in April 2020, observers warned that Mobile’s largest industrial employer faced an existential crisis. Less than three years…
Austal USA Lands $230.5M Contract to Build EPF 16, Newest Class of Navy Transport
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a $230.5 million contract to build EPF 16, the 16th Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel in the Spearhead class, adding new medical and surgical…
Austal USA Celebrates Opening of New Steel Shipbuilding Facility in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA celebrated the opening of a new steel shipbuilding facility on Tuesday, marking a major expansion for the Mobile shipbuilder that had long worked exclusively with…
Austal USA breaks ground on $100 million steel manufacturing line in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA will break ground Friday on a new steel manufacturing line at its Mobile shipyard, a roughly $100 million expansion that the company says will let…
Navy Taps Austal USA for $235 Million EPF 15 Shipbuilding Contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA a $235 million contract modification for the detailed design and construction of the fleet’s 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport, keeping the Mobile shipyard’s aluminum…