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Austal Signs Outsourcing Agreement With Master Boat Builders

Austal Signs Outsourcing Agreement With Master Boat Builders
Austal USA President Michelle Kruger and Master Boat Builders President Garrett Rice sign a memorandum of understanding in September 2025 establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership to accelerate Austal’s work on government projects. (Photo: Austal USA).

Austal USA entered into a strategic outsourcing agreement with Master Boat Builders, Inc. that they billed as a way to increase the shipbuilding industrial base capacity and accelerate delivery for government projects by pairing contractors with other regional shipyards. The companies said the new memorandum of understanding (MoU) will allow them to collaborate on both current programs under contract to Austal as well as future efforts to allow more flexibility, Austal said. “By distributing work across complementary facilities, Austal USA…

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