by MBJ Staff Published: September 18,2012
Tags: contract, defense, delivery, fabricate, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, sdhipbuilder, ship, shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division has been awarded an $83.3 million cost-plus-award-fee contract from the U.S. Navy for continued life-cycle engineering, modernization and support services on the U.S. Navy’s fleet of USS Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) Aegis guided missile cruisers. The contract is the first of five options, which if exercised would place [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 12,2012
Tags: defense, fabricate, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA — Huntington Ingalls Industries has started fabrication on the U.S. Navy’s next Aegis guided missile destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113). The ship will be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division and will be the 29th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built at Ingalls. Bob Merchent, Ingalls’ vice president, surface combatants and U.S. Coast Guard programs, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 31,2012
Tags: defense, fabricate, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, sea trial, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding
PASACAGOULA — The amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24), the eighth built at Huntington Ingalls Industries, recently returned from successful builder’s sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Dock trials started last week, and the ship left HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division Aug. 21 for three days of at-sea testing. More than 200 test events took [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 8,2012
Tags: defense, fabricate, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA — Huntington Ingalls Industries has begun construction on the amphibious transport dock LPD 27. The ship, being built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, is the 11th ship in the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class of ships. On July 27 Ingalls was awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build LPD 27. The start [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 30,2012
Tags: contract, defense, federal government, government contract, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, Navy, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding
PASACAGOULA — The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a $1.5 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious transport dock LPD 27. The ship will be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Ingalls is building the entire San Antonio (LPD 17) class of ships. The LPD 17-class [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: brand, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, maritime, name, name change, ship, shipbuilder, shipbuilding, tug
GULFPORT — Trinity Offshore is now called TY Offshore. “The purpose of this is that there appeared to be some confusion in the vessel market over whether we were part of Trinity Industries out of Dallas. We felt that it was time to take ‘Trinity’ out of the name,” president and CEO John Dane III [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, courts, decision, defense, intellectual property, judges, judicial, judiciary, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, Navy, ruling, shipbuilding, ships, trade secrets
PASCAGOULA — Federal prosecutors say the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has vacated a $1.4 million judgment against the Navy for allegedly disclosing trade secrets on the design of a military craft to a rival. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says the appellate court has ruled against United States Marine Inc. and [...] [...]
GULFPORT — A large helicopter hangar, built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Gulfport, is headed for Maine. WLOX TV reports the 60-foot-wide structure, made from carbon composites, took nearly two years to construct. The structure is headed for Bath Iron Works in Maine, where it will be attached to the newest Navy destroyer. “Oh man, it’s [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS — The head of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. says the company is still on track to close its Avondale shipyard in Louisiana in 2013. During a conference call today with investment analysts, company CEO Mike Petters indicated Huntington Ingalls is still open to find a joint venture partner to find a new use [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 13,2012
Tags: appropriations, bill, cutters, defense, federal government, Homeland Security, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, shipbuilding, ships
PASCAGOULA — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) wants to know why the budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard no longer recommends funding for National Security Cutters (NSCs) #7 and #8, vessels that have long been planned for the agency. Cochran questioned Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the Coast Guard’s shipbuilding budget during a [...] [...]
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