Apple’s Tim Cook Reflects on Robertsdale Roots, Hints at Future U.S. Manufacturing Sites
Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed his Robertsdale, Alabama upbringing and hinted at where the company's next U.S. manufacturing plants could be located.
DeSantis Awards $9 Million to Launch Birdon Shipbuilding Facilities at Port of Pensacola, Creating 2,000 Jobs
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $9 million state grant to help build two new shipbuilding facilities at the Port of Pensacola, part of a $275 million project expected to create…
Mobile Shipyard Sets New Record with Launch of Massive Navy Dry Dock
Austal USA and Alabama Shipyard launched the AFDM 15, a 694-foot, 12,000-ton Navy dry dock, into the Mobile River, the largest vessel ever launched from a Mobile-area shipyard.
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 Partners with Saildrone to Build Unmanned Sea Vehicles for the Navy
Austal USA is branching into yet another new area of shipbuilding: uncrewed ocean vehicles. The Mobile shipyard has reached a partnership with Saildrone, the California-based autonomous vessel maker, to manufacture…
Cracks Found in Hulls of Austal-Built Navy Ships, Including Mobile’s USS Coronado
MOBILE, Ala. — Structural cracks have been discovered in the hulls of Navy littoral combat ships built by Austal USA in Mobile, including the USS Coronado, and some of the…
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…
Mobile Shipyard Christens Future USS Canberra, the Only U.S. Ship Named for a Foreign Ally’s Capital
Mobile’s Austal USA shipyard staged one of the most symbolically loaded ceremonies in its history, swinging a ceremonial champagne bottle against the hull of the Navy’s newest littoral combat ship…
Austal Founder: Mobile Shipyard Will Build Half Steel, Half Aluminum as LCS Era Winds Down
Austal founder John Rothwell expects the company’s Mobile shipyard to stay busy long after the Navy stops ordering Littoral Combat Ships, with the American operation converting at least half of…
Austal USA Lands $43 Million Navy Contract Modification for LCS Post-Delivery Services
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA has been awarded a $43.36 million contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense covering post-delivery services for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship class. The…