by Associated Press Published: March 12,2012
Tags: construction, disaster, disaster preparedness, disaster recovery, distribution, elevation, flooding, floods, hurricanes, natural disaster, ports, shipping, ships, transportation, tropical storms, tropical weather
GULFPORT — A $19.1 million contract has been awarded by the Port of Gulfport to elevate the first 43 acres of the West Pier to 25 feet. The Sun Herald reports W.C. Fore Trucking Inc. of Biloxi will be hauling roughly 200 loads of dirt a day to the Port of Gulfport. Officials say it [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2012
Tags: budget, budget cuts, cutters, defense, federal budget, federal govertnment, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, ships
PASCAGOULA — The U.S. Coast Guard will not get the last two of eight planned national security cutters, under President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget request. The two cutters were not included in the Coast Guard’s five-year capital investment plan, The Mississippi Press reported. The capital investment plan outlines acquisition priorities under the limits set by [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 27,2012
Tags: contract, defense, federal government, manufacturing, military, modification, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, ships, shipyards
PASCAGOULA — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $70 million cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead materials for LPD 27, the 11th amphibious transport dock of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17) class. The funds awarded to Ingalls will be used to purchase long-lead-time materials and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: accident, barge, grounding, investigation, military, river, shipping, ships, towboatsd, traffic
U.S. Coast Guard investigators are trying to determine how a barge ran aground yesterday on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Coast Guard officials tell WTVA-TV the incident happened around 5 a.m. at mile marker 445 near the Yellow Creek Port. The barge was one of five being pushed by the motor vessel Crimson White when the lead [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2012
Tags: accident, barge, collision, distribution, environment, exporter, exporting, exports, goods, importer, importing, imports, maritime traffic, Oil, oil spill, river traffic, shipping, ships, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker barge collided with another barge on the Mississippi River, spilling oil and leading officials to close a five-mile stretch of the river. Officials say the collision happened around 2 a.m. today about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. The wreck tore a gash into [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: February 17,2012
Tags: cargo, distribution, economy, exporters, exports, goods, importers, imports, ports, shipping, ships, trade
GULFPORT — The Port of Gulfport reports stronger cargo volume in 2011, handling in excess of 216,000 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units), which represents an increase of 3.6 percent compared to 2010. Overall, more than 2.2 million tons of cargo moved through Gulfport, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.2 percent. “We experienced solid growth in [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — Huntington Ingalls Industries is putting its new patrol frigate design on display this week at the Pacific 2012 International Maritime and Naval Exposition in Sydney, Australia. The frigates would be built in Pascagoula. They are based on the company’s cutter being built for the Coast Guard. Huntington Ingalls officials say in a statement [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — The Department of Defense’s proposed cost-cutting measures could have major implications for shipbuilding in South Mississippi. As a result of the cuts, some new vessels could be shelved, scrapped or delayed over the next decade. A few broad details covered in the first five years of a 10-year cost reduction plan were released [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2012
Tags: cargo, dredging, economy, engineers, navigation, river, shipping, ships, silt, trade, transportation
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. economy faces losing billions of dollars in trade unless the Army Corps of Engineers’ budget for dredging the Mississippi River is increased to prevent the river from silting in, according to a new study commissioned by businesses that rely on the river. Every year, the corps keeps the channel open [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: federal government, fines, manufacturing, penalties, safety, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, ships, shipyards, violations, workplace safety
PASCAGOULA — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pascagoula shipyard for 50 safety violations and has proposed penalties of $176,444. OSHA officials say in a news release that the penalties against Huntington Ingalls Industries and five subcontractors come from a June inspection after receiving a complaint about safety hazards. Huntington Ingalls was [...] [...]
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