The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has welcomed the delivery of its two Austal-built 88 metre high speed vehicle-passenger catamarans, “Riyadh” and “Cairo” during a handover ceremony in Jeddah attended by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak.

The Australian shipbuilding company Austal, based in Henderson, has appointed Peter Hogan to the position of Chief Operating Officer - Australian Operations.

Dometic Corporation, Environmental Division, a business unit of Dometic Group in Pompano Beach, unveiled a new series of rugged marine air conditioning units designed specifically for the requirements of offshore supply vessels and other workboats.