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Friday, June 06, 2014

Local shipbuilding firms locked out of navy project

Australian Defence Minister David JohnstonA political row has erupted over manufacturing after the Coalition said two new navy supply ships will be built overseas.

Defence Minister David Johnston today announced the tender process for the urgently needed replacements of replenishment vessels HMAS Success and HMAS Sirius.

But Australian shipbuilders won’t be able to bid. Instead, the battle will be between Spain’s Navantia and South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

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