Tag: naval shipbuilding
Austal to take on 100 new apprentices
Australian shipbuilder Austal announced that it will triple the number of apprenticeships it currently offers with the recruitment of more than 100 new apprentices...
ASC workers take protected industrial action in Adelaide
Workers at Adelaide-based shipbuilder ASC have decided to take industrial action after the Federal Government-owned Corporation failed to negotiate a satisfactory enterprise agreement with...
SA government urges Commonwealth to stop eroding state’s naval skill base
The South Australian state government has called on the Commonwealth to act swiftly and deliver on its promise for new jobs and investment from...
Former ASC Executive appointed Chair of SA’s Automotive Transformation Taskforce
Mr Steve Ludlam, the former Chief Executive of naval shipbuilder ASC and a current member of the Defence SA Advisory Board, has been appointed...
Techport to undergo wharf expansion
The South Australia Government has sanctioned a multi-million dollar expansion of its Techport facility to expand its wharf by 22 meters and permit two...
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...
Victorian Premier calls for immediate action to avert shipbuilding industry disaster
The Andrews Labor Government has warned Prime Minister Tony Abbott that 800 shipbuilding jobs will be lost if the Federal Government does nothing to...
SA company bids for $1bn patrol boat contract
South Australian shipbuilder Adelaide Ship Construction International (ASCI), as part of an international consortium comprising of Global engineering and construction company Kellogg Brown &...
AMWU: Government to blame for imminent job loss at BAE
Hundreds of jobs are hanging in the balance at BAE System’s Williamston shipyard as the defence contractor decided yesterday not to tender for a...
South Australian defence industry on its knees following imminent closure of interstate naval shipbuilding
Australia’s defence industry association proclaimed the “end of Australian naval shipbuilding capability” following the information that interstate shipyards are set to close next year.
According...
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