Master Boat Builders to put up government shipbuilding facility

This new yard is being designed with serial production and modular construction in mind, enabling the Master Boat Builders to build steel and aluminium vessels and fabricate complex modules for navy and coast guard programs, including the US Navy’s landing craft utility program through a recently announced strategic outsourcing agreement with Austal USA.

Under the outsourcing agreement, the companies will collaborate on current programs under contract to Austal USA as well as on future efforts, "enabling greater flexibility to meet evolving fleet requirements," according to Austal.