Austal USA broke ground on its planned final steel assembly facility Tuesday, the company announced in a statement.
The building and waterfront support area is expected to include a new assembly building, a new ship lift system and waterfront improvements, the company said in the release. Austal predicts it will be finished by summer 2026.
The 192,000-square-foot, three-bay building expands the shipyard’s ability to build steel ships....
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