Tag: Australian shipyards
Taylor Bros wins major OPV contract
Tasmanian firm Taylor Bros has secured a major contract from Luerssen Australia for work on the OPV project.
Under the agreement, the family owned business...
Australia releases its first Naval Shipbuilding Plan
The Australian Government has released the highly anticipated Naval Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the nation’s largest ever programme of naval shipbuilding and sustainment.
Defence Minister Marise...
AMWU: Navantia contract could “sink” 640 shipbuilding jobs in Adelaide
The Turnbull Government’s announcement that Spanish shipbuilder Navantia will construct Australia’s two supply ships has provoked a storm of criticism from the AMWU, which...
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...
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“New Starts Here”: AGHA launches national platform for gift and homewares
Australia’s peak organisation for the gift and homewares sector, the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA), has revealed plans for a major expansion in 2026, introducing Gifted Melbourne 2026 to complement the long-established AGHA Sydney Gift Fair.
