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This week Austal USA said it is starting to design a major expansion of its steel manufacturing capacity at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with construction expected to start this summer. The expanded facilities will be located to the south of its current waterfront facility and includes a new assembly building with 192,000 square feet of covered manufacturing space, waterfront improvements, and a new Pearlson Shiplift-designed shiplift system. The current design work “involves the configuration of the building and shiplift,” Larry…
