BILOXI, Miss. -- Operators of a Pascagoula terminal built to import liquefied natural gas are still trying to get Department of Energy approval to export natural gas. Kinder Morgan is the pipeline company that operates the plant, and company Vice President Norman...

AVONDALE, La. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25) returned from successful U.S. Navy acceptance sea trials on Sept. 20. The company's ninth ship in the San Antonio (LPD 17) class returned to the...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard's sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). Ingalls is currently building three NSCs and has delivered three that are serving as...

PASCAGOULA – The state port in Gulfport may make a lot of headlines, but it’s the Port of Pascagoula that is the real powerhouse. The $20 million-a-year operation is the busiest port in the state and consistently ranks in the nation’s top 20 ports. It moves more than...

MOBILE, Ala. -- Mobile-based Signal International said that new contract awards over the past month have prompted the company to hire 500 workers at its Pascagoula, Miss., yard this year. Over the past month, Signal has been awarded multiple contracts to refurbish and...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Signet Shipbuilding & Repair in Pascagoula has purchased a new heavy lift crane for new construction and repair. The 150-ton crawler crane will be used for hauling small vessels and barges from the water, and loading/offloading marine...

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $23,171,609 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract for Undersea Warfare Product Support across USW Systems. This contract combines purchases for...

Northrop Grumman won a $6.9 million subcontract from Huntington Ingalls Industries to supply the ship integrated control system (SICS) for the Coast Guard's sixth National Security Cutter (NSC). Northrop Grumman will provide engineering services, installation,...

Northrop Grumman turned on the power to the U.S. Navy's first MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter and rotated the aircraft's four blades for the first time during initial ground testing and engine runs at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, Calif., Sept. 20....

Northrop Grumman completed more than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system's primary maritime surveillance sensor in preparation for its installation on the aircraft. The company is conducting risk-reduction tests of the Multi-Function...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- A project to better connect west Jackson County with Sangani Boulevard and Promenade shopping area moved a step forward at the Jackson County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisors voted to appoint three of their own to sit on a five-member...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Work has begun on the Navy's next Aegis guided missile destroyer, Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). It's the 30th Arleigh Burke Class destroyer built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. The...