Trinidad and Tobago to partner with Austal in ship-maintenance company Prime Minister Keith Rowley. Photo by Sureash Cholai The government is at an advanced stage of discussion with Austal, the Australian shipping company, over a partnership to set up a programme in Chaguaramas aimed at evolving a robust ship maintenance industry. The Prime Minister announced this at Coast Guard headquarters, Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas at the arrival ceremony for the Austal Cape class patrol vessels TT Port of Spain and TT Scarborough. Dr Rowley said the country can only get the best use of its vessels if there is a programme to allow its engineers to do regular maintenance when it is due.