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Austal USA Expands
August 05 , 2008
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Austal’s US operation located in Mobile, Alabama, celebrated the start of work on its Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF) with a groundbreaking ceremony on July 31, 2008.
Located on Dunlap Drive, just south of Addsco Road, the MMF project when complete will include 700,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, 80,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space, and 60,000 sq. ft. of office space.
The MMF expansion will be constructed in two phases and will ultimately accommodate a total workforce of up to 1,200 personnel in the new buildings. The state-of-the-art facility will be capable of constructing six large aluminum vessels such as the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and/or Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) per year.
Gray Construction, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is managing the construction for Austal and will oversee all activities related to completion of the site. S J & L, Inc., of Mobile, will perform the earthwork, grading, curbing, paving and associated wet utilities for the project. Other local contractors involved in the expansion effort have included Dees Engineering, who completed the site design, and Thompson Engineering who performed the geotechnical testing.
When asked what impact this facility will have on Austal USA’s capabilities Austal USA CEO, Bob Browning commented, “The design of this facility will be state-of-the-art and will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our production processes, thereby increasing our throughput. This in turn allows us to offer a greater volume of vessels to our clients at increasingly competitive prices. We are also excited about the prospect of putting more local shipbuilders to work at Austal.”
Austal is in the process of planning the Christening of the Littoral Combat Ship Independence, (LCS2), which was launched in April of this year. The LCS2 sea frame is based on Austal’s innovative 127-meter high-speed aluminum trimaran hullform that enables the ship to reach sustainable speeds of over 40 knots and range in excess of 3,500 nautical miles, with an unmatched interior volume and payload for a vessel of this size.
Austal submitted its final Phase II Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) submission to the US Navy this week following an extensive detailed design and review process. Austal was one of three bidders awarded a Phase I contract in January and it is anticipated that a single Phase II contract will be awarded in late 2008 for the construction of up to ten ships. The JHSV requirements and concept of operations are similar to those of the Austal-built “WestPac Express”, which has been successfully serving the Third Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan for over seven years.
Austal is preparing to launch the second of two 107-meter Hawaii Superferries in September. Hawaii Superferry is using Austal fast ferry technology to establish Hawaii’s first high-speed vehicle-passenger service. Each catamaran can carry 866 passengers and up to 282 cars (or a combination of 28 twelve-meter (40’) trucks and 65 cars) and provide services connecting Honolulu to Maui and Kauai in three hours and from Honolulu to the Big Island in approximately four hours. The second ferry will begin service in early 2009.
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Burger Boat Gets $2.9m
August 05 , 2008
Governor Jim Doyle announced a $2,880,128 project that will support improvements to the Burger Boat Company’s facility at the Port of Manitowoc. The award is positioned to spur economic growth in the city of Manitowoc and the surrounding area.
“The Burger Boat Company is a valued partner in Wisconsin’s economy, and a valued part of Wisconsin’s history,” Governor Doyle said. “I am pleased to provide assistance for this project will benefit the Burger Boat Company, the Port of Manitowoc, and the economy of the region and the entire state.”
Burger Boat Company will receive $2,304,102 for the project from the state’s Harbor Assistance Program, and the company will provide the required 20 percent match, $576,026. The Burger Boat project involves dock rehabilitation, dredging, and paving of the boatyard to provide safe access to a recently installed launch well. The improvements will facilitate meeting current production and delivery demands.
Created in 1979, Wisconsin’s Harbor Assistance Program helps harbor communities maintain and improve waterborne commerce. Projects typically involve dock reconstruction, mooring structure replacement, dredging and the construction of facilities to hold dredged material.
Since the program began, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has administered over $61 million in matching funds for 62 port preservation and improvement projects.
Wisconsin’s harbors move 40 million tons of goods worth over $7 billion each year and support 11,400 jobs. Burger Boat Company builds custom motor yachts, in aluminum and/or steel, up to 60 m (200 ft.).
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Dubai Maritime City
August 05 , 2008
Adding to Dubai’s portfolio of lucrative development projects, Dubai Maritime City looks be yet another world first. Mark Burns from Property-Dubai.tv explains:
Described as the world’s first purpose built maritime centre, Dubai Maritime City is a state of the art development zone, designed to act as a regional hub for the maritime business in Dubai. A genuinely mixed use development, Dubai Maritime City will also offer a range of luxury residential and commercial opportunities ensuring that the area becomes a focal point for the near 5,000 regional maritime companies working in Dubai. As well as the residential, industrial and commercial areas, the development will also include a large maritime research academy, designed to offer the companies in the regional access to the very latest developments and technology within the marine industry.
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As with many of the free zone development areas in Dubai, Maritime City is designed to create a regional hub of sector specific companies. Within the development, there will be a focus on six major sectors within the maritime industry: marine services, marine management, product marketing, marine research and education, recreation and ship design and manufacturing. The only facility of its kind in the world, Dubai Maritime City seems set to become a global ‘centre of excellence’ for the maritime industry.
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