SHIPBUILDING company Austal has launched an innovative solution to one of the main corporate governance issues facing small and mid-cap listed companies.
THE Australian Marine Complex in Cockburn Sound is home to three fiercely competitive shipbuilders – Austal Limited, Tenix and WaveMaster International and by all accounts their business is booming, despite major Australian and overseas competitors.
AUSTAL Limited has all but ruled out taking over troubled Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat, which has been placed into receivership by its banker National Australia Bank.
RESIDENTIAL housing prices are fuelling economic recovery stories both here and abroad, with news this week of a record 16.2 per cent rise in US home sales in January. The medium home price was up more than 10 per cent over the past year.
AUSTAL Ships stole the show at the WA Industry and Export Awards, winning the Premier's Award for Excellence, the Large Manufacturers Export Award and the WA Design Award.An Austal Ships spokesperson said the company won the WA Design Award for its “gr