With $450 million in facility-specific investment and 1,500 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →The shipbuilding context.
Shipbuilding tracks qualifying U.S. shipyards and facilities that build commercial or naval vessels, or manufacture major hull sections, modules, and components for them, including submarine work delivered to another yard for final assembly. These projects depend on waterfront sites, heavy-lift infrastructure, specialized suppliers, and large skilled-trades workforces such as welders, pipefitters, and electricians.
At a glance
- Company
- Austal USA
- Industry
- Shipbuilding
- Location
- Mobile, Alabama
- Investment
- $450.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 1,500
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Oct 26, 2023
- Expected opening
- Dec 1, 2025
- Added to tracker
- Apr 15, 2025
Official references
- Primary source https://www.madeinalabama.com/2024/10/austal-usa-launches-second-growth-project-in-mobile-eyes-2000-new-jobs/
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