Tag: ASC
AMWU welcomes OPV home build announcement, demands reassurances over subs deal
The AMWU has welcomed the Government’s decision to build Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) locally, but maintained that only a guaranteed involvement in the build...
ASC targets Future Submarine Project participation with new appointment
Australia’s leading submarine company ASC has announced the appointment of Martin Edwards to the new position of General Manager Future Submarines, effective immediately.
Mr Edward,...
ASC welcomes release of Defence White Paper
Australian shipbuilder ASC has welcomed the release of the Government’s Defence White Paper which revealed plans for a larger fleet of future warships and...
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to oversee AWD project
The Federal Government has announced that Spanish ship builder Navantia will move a design and management team into ASC's shipyard to oversee the ongoing...
ASC boosts performance on submarine maintenance after cutting 45 trade jobs from AWD
Last week, Australian shipbuilder ASC announced plans to cut 45 trade jobs from the Air Warfare Destroyer Project.
In a media release, the company said...
Shipbuilder ASC named Company of the Year by WTIA
The Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) has named shipbuilder ASC Company of the Year for its work on the air warfare destroyer (AWD) program.
The...
ASC celebrates 30th birthday
It’s been thirty years since Kockums, designer of the Collins class submarine, teamed up with Chicago Bridge & Iron, Wormald International and the Australian...
Japanese submarine delegation to visit SA’s shipbuilders
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and Minister for Defence Martin Hamilton-Smith will meet with a Japanese Government and industry delegation bidding for the Future...
Too early to celebrate: Shipbuilders need certainty over shipbuilding policy, says AMWU
Australian shipbuilders are meeting with Coalition Members of Parliament and Cross Benchers in Canberra this week to seek clarification on last week’s $34 billion announcement...
Australian shipbuilder ASC cuts 101 blue collar jobs
101 blue collar contract worker jobs have been lost at Australian naval shipbuilder ASC due to the gradual winding down of the Air Warfare...
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