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Austal Opens Cairns Office

Leichardt, to officially open its vessel sustainment office in Cairns, the latest effort in the expansion of Austal’s national footprint.   The shipbuilder said its new Cairns sustainment facilities will employ nearly 30 people to support the Austal-built Cape Class fleet for the Australian Border Force and the Royal Australian Navy and the future Pacific Patrol Boats (PPB) that Austal is currently building for the Australian Government.   Austal’s Vice President Defence, Davyd Thomas AO CSC, who was in Cairns to meet with staff and to host supplier engagement forums for the