PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Ingalls Shipbuilding division today authenticated the keel of the company's fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, James (WMSL 754). It’s named for Joshua James, credited with saving more than 600 lives along the New England coastline...
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Dry dock arrives for VT Halter
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- A floating dry dock arrived at VT Bollinger's Pascagoula shipyard from the Philippines as part of the company's multimillion-dollar south yard expansion. The 546-foot dry dock will help the company offer ship repair of semi-submersible drilling...
Contract: Ingalls, $8.9M
Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., is being awarded an $8,964,961 modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for DDG 51 class follow yard services. The follow yard services provides necessary engineering, technical, material procurement...
Australia eyes Triton again
Australia is again considering buying Northrop Grumman Triton long-range surveillance drones. The government will issue a letter of request to the United States to gain access to detailed cost, capability and availability information on the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton....
Dredging to pave way for plant
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Port of Pascagoula commissioners Tuesday approved a $1.5 million dredging project to prepare a Bayou Casotte berth for a specialized wood pellet exporting facility. The board awarded the $1.47 million contract to C. F. Bean LLC for the dredging,...
Pellet facility gets final funding piece
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Port of Pascagoula got the last funding piece in place for its wood pellet facility. The $196 million bond bill approved during the legislative session that ended in April includes $10 million that will round out the money needed for the $30...
Barge, tug christened
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- VT Bollinger and Crowley Maritime celebrated a partnership Thursday morning with the christening of a tug and a barge. VT Halter built the 600-foot long barge, called 750-3, which has the capacity to hold 330,000 barrels of petroleum products. The...
Drone sale to S. Korea OKd
SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States approved the sale of four Global Hawks to South Korea, eight years after its request, Seoul's acquisition agency said Thursday. But the purchase may be reconsidered due to the cost. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration...
Hybrid squadron introduced
SAN DIEGO -- The Navy Thursday introduced its first squadron combining manned and unmanned helicopters. Helicopter Maritime Strike 35, "the Magicians," with 140 sailors, will combined eight manned MH-60R Seahawks with 10 unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scouts and will work off...
Ingalls shareholders get update
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries shareholders got an update Wednesday on company plans to continue improvements on aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, get started on two new carrier programs and sign a construction contract for aircraft carrier John F....
Ingalls to build 6th USCG NSC
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487 million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to its Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). NSCs, the...
Ingalls called fit-friendly
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries said Monday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a Platinum Award in the American Heart Association's Fit-Friendly Worksite program. This is the highest level recognized by the AHA for companies that...