Friday, March 23, 2012

Austal wins safety award

MOBILE, Ala. -- Shipbuilder Austal USA has earned the Award for Excellence in Safety from the Shipbuilders Council of America, a national trade association of the shipbuilding industry. Notice of the award, the fourth in a row for Austal, was announced by the company in a news release on Thursday. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 03/22/12) Austal USA builds littoral combat ships and joint high-speed vessels for the U.S. military.