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Austal USA Wins Another Steel Contract with the US Navy

Written by Laura Miller

June 20, 2022

Austal USA has won another contract with the US Navy. This latest design and construction contract is valued at $128 million.

Austal will build a medium auxiliary floating dry dock for the US Navy at its shipbuilding facility in Mobile, Ala. The dry dock will have an overall length of 694 feet, an overall pontoon breadth of 157 feet, and a height of 65 feet from baseline to wing deck.

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Austal opened its new steel manufacturing line in Mobile in April this year.

The company’s first steel contract with the US Navy – a $145 million contract for two towing, salvage, and rescue ships – was awarded last year. SSAB Americas, whose 1.25-million-tons-per-year plate manufacturing facility is located in nearby Axis, Ala., was previously announced as the supplier of the steel for the shipbuilding project.

By Laura Miller, Laura@SteelMarketUpdate.com

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held a variety of positions within the steel industry since 2007, including reporting and editing for Steel Business Briefing/Platts, the Association for Iron and Steel Technology, and Kallanish Commodities, as well as marketing for what was then known as ThyssenKrupp Steel USA (now AM/NS Calvert). After a five-year hiatus working across other industries, she returned to steel in 2021 and has covered the flat rolled, tubular, and trade areas of the industry. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at laura@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7869.

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