Austal USA has begun design work for a new manufacturing facility in Mobile that will expand the shipbuilder’s shipyard capability in the Port City.
) - Austal USA has begun design work for a new manufacturing facility in Mobile that will expand the shipbuilder’s shipyard capability in the Port City. The company builds both aluminum and steel ships and is under contract for several programs for the U.
S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. The infrastructure expansion, which will be to the south of Austal USA’s current waterfront facility in Mobile, will include a new assembly building, waterfront improvements and a new shiplift system, according to the company. Start of construction on the project is planned for this summer. The expansion will include construction of a new building and waterfront support area, which will include a Pearlson-designed shiplift, Austal announced. The project continues the expansion the company began in 2021 with the groundbreaking of the steel panel line. New buildings will add to manufacturing capacity, and the shiplift will provide a safe and reliable system to launch ships as they are completed in the assembly buildings, the company said. The system will also enable retrieving ships and bringing them back onto land. “With the steel panel line in full production our expansion focus has shifted to the erection and launch facilities required to support our growing backlog,” said Austal USA acting President Michelle Kruger for a news release. “This new facility is continuing evidence of the close relationship we have with our local community including our community leaders; local, state and federal political leaders; and, regional organizations such as the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce.” Austal USA has partnered with Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. as program manager and owner’s representative; Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. as lead for design and construction; and Pearlson Shiplift Corporation as designer and builder of the shiplift system. The new assembly building will consist of three bays and enable erection of recently awarded steel ship contracts as well as provide the flexibility to manufacture modules for submarine and other surface ship programs, according to Austal. The assembly building will be approximately 400 feet long by 480 feet wide providing over 192,000 square feet of covered manufacturing space occupying four and a half acres. The Pearlson-designed shiplift system will feature an articulated lifting platform approximately 450 feet long by 125 feet wide, capable of lifting and launching vessels in excess of 18,000 long tons. This capacity will facilitate the launch and docking of the U.S. Navy Constellation-class Frigates, TAGOS-25 class Ocean Surveillance Ships, Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships, and the U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutters, Austal said. When complete Austal USA’ s Mobile facility will include a 117,000 square foot steel panel line, two module manufacturing facilities totaling more one million square feet of covered manufacturing space optimized for serial production, and seven assembly bays providing over 400,000 square feet of indoor erection space.2 students shot at LeFlore High School in Mobile; suspect in custodyGulf Shores approves contract for new high school
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