Ingalls Shipbuilding holds Keel Authentication Ceremony for Ted Stevens DDG 128
Ingalls Shipbuilding hosted a keel authentication ceremony for the Ted Stevens DDG 128. To formally mark the start of the construction on the Arleigh-Burke Class…
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First Ingalls Shipbuilding Hiring Center opens at the Edgewater Mall in Biloxi
For the first time, an Ingalls Shipbuilding hiring center opened on the Coast. With over 3,000 positions available for trade workers with no experience,…
Ingalls Shipbuilding suspends vaccination deadline
Mississippi Gulf Coast-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has suspended its vaccination mandate. CEO Mike Petters released a letter to his employees confirming that their contracts, except for specific ones, do not include a…
Ingalls Shipbuilding hosted hiring events in Harrison County
The largest manufacturing employer in Mississippi, Ingalls Shipbuilding is offering employment opportunities for those looking for work. Ingalls Shipbuilding is looking to fill positions for shipfitters, first class electricians, pipefitters, pipe welders,…
Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $724 million contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract with a potential total value of $724 million for planning yard services for in-service amphibious ships. Planning…
Ingalls begins work on new security cutter in Pascagoula
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Shipbuilding division announced Wednesday the start of fabrication of Legend-class national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel have been cut. “Our workforce has invested more than a…
Ingalls completes acceptance trials for Coast Guard cutter Stone
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced Friday the successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter, Stone. During seal trials, the ship spent two days in the Gulf of Mexico proving its…
Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) Sails Away from Ingalls Shipbuilding
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Sept. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Destroyer Delbert D. Black departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division today, sailing to its homeport in Mayport, Florida. “Our shipbuilders have done an excellent job throughout the construction of Delbert D. Black preparing the…
Six foremen at Ingalls recognized for workplace safety
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that six foremen from its Ingalls Shipbuilding division have been recognized for leading their crews to achieve accident-free safety records for more than five consecutive years. “The safety of our shipbuilders is our top priority,…
Ingalls Shipbuilding reports 28 new COVID-19 cases
Twenty eight new cases of COVID-19 have been reported at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, the highest case numbers reported to date. As of now, Ingalls is reporting 230 positive cases at the shipyard, 110 employees are eligible for return to…
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding is reporting 147 total cases of COVID-19 since March. The total number of employees eligible to return to work is 78. West Bank Production Area- 140 reported cases West Bank Offices- 2 reported cases East Bank- 3 reported…
U.S.S. Fitzgerald sails again
After an accident claimed the lives of seven sailors in 2017 and more than two years of restoration and modernization work, the U.S.S. Fitzgerald departs from Ingalls Shipbuilding. The guided missile destroyer is now back to work and able to…
Ingalls Shipbuilding hosting virtual hiring event
Looking for a job isn’t easy, especially during a global health crisis and that’s why Ingalls Shipbuilding is hosting a virtual online hiring event. If being a shipfitter, structural welder, pipe welder, or pipefitter sounds like it is up your…
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula holding one-day online hiring event Wednesday, May 13
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — Do you have carpentry skills, hot work or burning experience? Can you strike an arc and read a tape measure? If this sounds like you, Ingalls Shipbuilding is hiring. Located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Ingalls is looking…
Seven total cases of COVID-19 at Ingalls
Three more employees tested positive for the Coronavirus at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, making the total there now at seven. The first case of COVID-19 at Ingalls was announced March 22nd. All shipbuilders who worked near these individuals or those…
Second Ingalls Shipbuilding employee positive for COVID-19; company offering "absence pay" and "liberal leave"
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — A second employee has tested positive for the novel coronavirus at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The first case of COVID-19 at Ingalls Shipbuilding was announced Sunday night. According to a statement from Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian…
Ingalls Shipbuilding employee tests positive for COVID-19, will be quarantined for 14 days
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) — An employee at Ingalls Shipbuilding has tested positive for COVID-19. The company said in a statement Sunday night, the employee will be quarantined for at least 14 days and will not return to work “until medical…
Ingalls Shipbuilding cuts ribbon on new Shipbuilder Academy
Today at the Gaston Point College and Career Readiness Facility, Ingalls Shipbuilding held their ribbon cutting to their new shipbuilder academy. Twenty-seven students are already enrolled from Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pass Christian high schools in the academy. Shipbuilder Academy gives…
Talent Development Lab coming to Pascagoula-Gautier School District
Ingalls Shipbuilding and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District have teamed up to make sure technical students at Pascagoula High have the tools they need to succeed. It’s all about the tools students need to succeed for the future. The Pascagoula-Gautier School…
Remembering Senator Cochran's Ties to our Coast
The Cochran name will continue to live on. You probably remember Senator Cochran visited our Coast quite frequently before his health began to decline in the past few years. Here's a look back at one of those visits as he…
Richard McCool Jr. keel laying ceremony
For the second time in the last month, Ingalls Shipbuilding is hosting a keel ceremony for one of their ships. The Richard McCool Jr. is the newest LPD Ship produced by Ingalls, named to honor a World War II hero.…
Ingalls celebrates keel authentication ceremony for U.S.S. Bougainville
All of the pieces are starting to come together for the U.S.S. Bougainville. Ingalls Shipbuilding has been working on an American class amphibious assault ship since October of 2018. Today a keel authentication ceremony was held to celebrate the progress.…
Ingalls delivers ship to the Navy
Ingalls Shipbuilding is celebrating the completion of their newest guided missile destroyers. The Paul Ignatius was transferred into the custody of the U.S. Navy today. “What do you today matters” that statement is echoed throughout the Ingalls Shipyard, reminding employees…
Ingalls partners with Habitat for Humanity
Executives from Ingalls Shipbuilding took some time out of their weekend to give back to the community. The company partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Ocean Springs. Vice president of human resources and administration, Edmund Hughes…