Austal Philippines Shipyard

The Austal Philippines Shipyard was formerly operated by FBM Aboitiz (FBMA) Marine Inc. The groundbreaking took place in mid-1996.^[2]

The shipyard itself was established in 1997. It was the first facility in the Visayas where fast-craft catamarans were built. The first ever ship built was the Tricat, a passenger ferry which served Hong Kong and Macau.^[3] FBMA is a joint venture established in that year by local firm Aboitiz and Co. and Hong Kong-based Parkview Group. The stakes was later sold to British firm Babcock International.^[4]

Aboitiz and Co. acquired full ownership of FBMA in 2004.^[4]

However, FBMA was affected by the 2008 financial crisis.^[5] The last vessel FBMA delivered was for an operator based in New Caledonia. The ship left the facility in September 2008.^[3] In 2009, the shipyard was closed due to decreased demand for ships. FBMA delivered 22 vessels for clients in other parts of Asia, Europe, the United States, and Oceania.^[3]

Austal acquired the shipyard from FBMA in 2011.^[6] By 2019, Austal has been able to build and deliver 17 commercial ships.^[7]

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