Mississippi Business Journal » shipbuilder

Ingalls lands another, $76.8M Coast Guard cutter

Associated Press — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:57:09 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The U.S. Coast Guard is exercising a $76.8 million contract option for another cutter to be built by Huntington Ingalls in Pascagoula. The $76.8 million will allow Huntington Ingalls to purchase material and components to support construction of the new cutter at its shipyard in Pascagoula, according to a news release Friday from [...]

The post Ingalls lands another, $76.8M Coast Guard cutter appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Ingalls lands $3.3B Navy contract for five destroyers

Associated Press — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:03:44 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The Navy says Huntington Ingalls Inc. has been awarded a $3.3-billion contract to build five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in five years at the company’s Pascagoula shipyard. One of the DDG 51 class ships is scheduled to be built each year. That begins with the current federal budget year, which started Oct. 1. The [...]

The post Ingalls lands $3.3B Navy contract for five destroyers appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Foreign workers sue shipyard over work conditions, treatment

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:34:20 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Dozens of Indian guest workers are suing an Alabama-based marine and fabrication company, claiming it financially exploited them and forced them to live in squalid conditions after bringing them to work at Gulf Coast shipyards after Hurricane Katrina. Three federal lawsuits backed by the Southern Poverty Law Center were filed in Mississippi and [...]

The post Foreign workers sue shipyard over work conditions, treatment appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

First students in maritime training academy expected this summer

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:39 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Officials say classes should be underway inside Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy by the end of summer. President Irwin Edenzon tells The Mississippi Press the academy, funded through a Hurricane Katrina community development block grant, is meant to provide a skilled workforce and will help Ingalls expand its two- to [...]

The post First students in maritime training academy expected this summer appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Shipbuilder gets massive floating dock as part of expansion

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:14 +0000

PASCAGOULA — A 12,000-metric-ton floating dry dock has arrived at VT Halter Marine’s south yard in Pascagoula. Bill Skinner, CEO of VT Halter Marine, says in a news release that the dry dock is part of an overall expansion at the south yard. VT Halter Marine is adding a repair facility for semi-submersible drilling rigs [...]

The post Shipbuilder gets massive floating dock as part of expansion appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Shipbuilder to hold ceremony for Coast Guard cutter

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20:06 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding will hold a keel authentication Friday in Pascagoula for its fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754). Ingalls President Irwin F. Edenzon and David Blackburn, director of the USCG Project Resident Office Gulf Coast, are scheduled to speak at the 10 a.m. event at the shipyard. The security [...]

The post Shipbuilder to hold ceremony for Coast Guard cutter appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Shipfitters graduate from community college’s ‘boot camp’

MBJ Staff — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:55:14 +0000

GULFPORT — Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College recently held a graduation ceremony for 17 graduates of the Shipfitter Boot Camp at the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center (AMTC) in Gulfport. The 10-week training program is designed to prepare individuals for entry–level employment as shipfitters. Originally, 20 participants were invited to participate in the boot camp [...]

The post Shipfitters graduate from community college’s ‘boot camp’ appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Shipbuilder wins contract to build sixth Coast Guard cutter

MBJ Staff — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:35:33 +0000

PASCAGOULA — The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487-million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth national security cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). “Our Coast Guard customer continues to be extremely pleased with the performance of the NSC, and this contract proves that,” said Jim French, Ingalls’ NSC program [...]

The post Shipbuilder wins contract to build sixth Coast Guard cutter appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Navy oceanographic ship christened, launched

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:47:20 +0000

MOSS POINT — VT Halter Marine has christened and launched the seventh in a series of new oceanographic vessels for the Navy. The ceremony was held at VT Halter’s shipyard in Moss Point. The U.S. Naval Ship Maury, a T-AGS 66, is named for Cmdr. Matthew Fontaine Maury. Maury was an astronomer, historian, oceanographer and [...]

The post Navy oceanographic ship christened, launched appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.

Shipbuilder wins second contract for tug barge

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:09:38 +0000

PASCAGOULA — VT Halter Marine has gotten a contract to build a second articulated tug barge for Bouchard Transportation Co. In February, VT Halter announced its contract for the first barge. Halter Marine CEO Bill Skinner says in a news release that Bouchard Transportation contract will allow the company to maintain a steady workforce well [...]

The post Shipbuilder wins second contract for tug barge appeared first on Mississippi Business Journal.