The US Navy wants 55 of these littoral vessels and Austal has an order for two catamaran troop carriers. If the US Navy does buy/build all of littoral and troop carriers by 2014, Austral will have ...

Shipbuilder Austal first came to Gizmag’s attention in 2005 with the launch of the world’s largest aluminum vessel, the 127 meter Benchijigua Express. The company then started building Littoral Combat ...

The reason is because boats pass through two fluids—air and water—and whispy air is easier to move through than briny ocean. The trick, then, is to pluck your boat out of water so that it glides ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The ferry business is booming for WA shipbuilder Austal after it rolled out a $100 million, 109-metre high-speed passenger catamaran ...