Sen. Shelby's office says Mobile shipbuilder will build up to 10 high-speed transports for Navy in contract that will run through 2015
Thursday, November 13, 2008
By KAIJA WILKINSON
Business Reporter
Austal USA has won a $1.6 billion contract to build up to 10 high-speed transport ships for the U.S. military, U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, announced Wednesday.
Neither Austal nor the U.S. Navy would confirm Wednesday's announcement, but a staff member in another congressional office, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the contract is going to Austal. Shelby spokeswoman Laura Henderson did not respond to phone calls seeking clarification late Wednesday.
The award would be significant for Austal, which has about 1,000 employees at its facility on the Mobile River.
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