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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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…
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has been awarded a $5.1 billion contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke class flight III destroyers for the U.S Navy. The contract includes options for engineering and post-delivery efforts which, if exercised, would bring the…
Ingalls and the Coast Guard are celebrating the first major milestone in the shipbuilding process: a $486 million ship’s foundation being completed. This ship’s namesake is the late U.S. Coast Guard Commander Elmer Fowler Stone. Stone was the Coast Guard’s…
Ingalls Shipbuilding is partnering with three local high schools to construct talent development labs to heighten these school’s technical programs, especially when it comes to shipbuilding. The partnership between Ingalls and the Moss Point School District is a long standing…
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula was devastated by Hurricane Katrina 13 years ago, but with the help of a $68 million contract, one construction company is working to restore the east bank shipyard. Ingalls’ east bank shipyard was swamped by Hurricane…
Ingalls Shipbuilding is partnering with local schools to bring more technical programs to students. Ingalls Vice President of Operations George Jones is in studio with more.
The largest employer in Mississippi, Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, is looking to fill 500 positions by the end of the year. Ingalls has been awarded several contracts to build ships for the U.S. military and is looking for skilled people…
Shipbuilding isn’t the only thing Ingalls specializes in. The 800 acre facility in Pascagoula hosted their seventh annual STEM workshop for teachers from Mississippi and Alabama. School’s out, but teachers continue working hard to make sure they’re ready to go…
After 40 years of service to Ingalls Shipbuilding, 46 workers will be inducted as master shipbuilders tonight at the Biloxi Civic Center. “What you do today matters and it does matter because you never know if you’re going to build…
Today, high school juniors interested in joining the maritime industry were invited to the shipbuilder academy’s open house hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding. Shipbuilder academy alum Alex Fuller said, “Electrical, pipe, insulation, and there’s just multiple craft opportunities for the shipyard…