AUSTAL LIMITED
Austal Limited is an Australian-based global ship building company and defence prime contractor that specialises in the design, construction and support of defence and commercial vessels. Austal's product range includes naval vessels, high-speed ferries, and supply or crew transfer vessels for offshore windfarms and oil and gas platforms.
Basic company information
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- ASX code
- ASB [1]
- Industry group
- Capital Goods [1]
- Business sectors
- shipbuilding [2]
- Company / filing name
- AUSTAL LIMITED [1]
- Headquarters location
- Henderson [2]
- Founded
- 1988 [2]
- Legal form
- public company limited by shares [2]
- Official website
- www.austal.com ↗ [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 1,140,000,000 · reported year 2018 [2]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- AU000000ASB3 [2]
- Country in background record
- Australia [2]
Company positioning and business
Austal Limited is an Australian-based global ship building company and defence prime contractor that specialises in the design, construction and support of defence and commercial vessels. Austal's product range includes naval vessels, high-speed ferries, and supply or crew transfer vessels for offshore windfarms and oil and gas platforms. [3]
Austal has three major ship building facilities. Defence vessels are designed and constructed in Henderson, Western Australia, and Mobile, Alabama, US. Commercial vessels are constructed in Balamban, Philippines. Vessel support is provided through service centres located in Darwin, Cairns and Henderson in Australia; San Diego, California, US; Balamban, Philippines and Muscat, Oman. Corporate headquarters are co-located at Austal's Australian ship building facility in Henderson. [3]
As of early 2017, Austal has designed and constructed over 260 vessels for numerous defence forces and commercial fleet operators. Customers include the Australian Border Force, Condor Ferries, Mols Linien of Denmark, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Navy of Oman, and the United States Navy. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Austal. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 1,140,000,000 · reported year 2018. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
ASX security code: ASB. The exchange profile links to announcements and security information. [1]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was AUSTAL LIMITED founded?
Founded: 1988. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of AUSTAL LIMITED?
Headquarters location: Henderson. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for AUSTAL LIMITED?
Business sectors: shipbuilding. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
AUSTAL LIMITED relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Austal (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.