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  • Ingalls Shipbuilding Splashes Fourth U.S. Coast Guard NSC

    13 August 2013

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched the company’s fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Hamilton (WMSL 753), on Saturday. “Launching a ship involves quite a bit of logistics, and our team pulled this off in a very safe and efficient manner,” said Ingalls’ NSC Program Manager Jim French. “It’s a weeklong process […]

  • UK: Premier Oil Shifts Focus to North Sea After Success in Asia

    15 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Premier Oil, a growing oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in eight countries around the world today announced its Interim Management Statement for the period to 15 November 2011. Premier’s two significant Asian developments are now onstream. Chim Sáo field offshore Vietnam is producing 25-30 kbopd, which is ahead of expectations. Gajah […]

  • USA: SNAME Names HII’s Chief Engineer as The Winner of Prestigious William M. Kennedy Award

    22 November 2011

    Mr. David Whiddon, chief engineer at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has been named the 2011 recipient of the prestigious William M. Kennedy Award. The award was presented to Whiddon by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) on Nov. 18 during its annual meeting in Houston. The William M. Kennedy award was established […]

  • U.S. Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock ‘Somerset’

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Navy will commission the newest amphibious transport dock, USS Somerset (LPD 25), Saturday, March 1, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia. Somerset is named in honor of the courageous passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed near Shanksville, Pa., in Somerset County during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Somerset […]

  • USA: HII Receives USD 76 Mln Advance Procurement Contract for Sixth NSC

    2 April 2012

    Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, has received a $76 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for a sixth National Security Cutter (NSC). Construction and delivery of the yet-to-be-named WMSL 755 will be performed at the company’s Pascagoula facility. A second phase of the contract, when awarded, would […]

  • U.S. Navy to Commission Newest San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock Ship

    18 May 2012

    The Navy will commission the newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship San Diego during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, May 19, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. The ship is named for the city of San Diego, principal homeport of the Pacific fleet, and honors the people of “America’s Finest City” and its leaders […]

  • Dominion Mulls Options After VOWTAP Loses USD 40 Million in Federal Funding

    30 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Dominion Virginia Power is assessing options for its proposed 12MW offshore wind demonstration project off Virginia in light of an announcement that the US Department of Energy is withdrawing USD 40 million in funding. “Naturally, we are disappointed in the DOE’s decision because we still believe that offshore wind has a great potential to deliver clean, […]

  • US Navy to Commission Amphibious Transport Dock Ship ‘Anchorage’

    2 May 2013
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Navy will commission amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, at 10 a.m. (AKDT), during a ceremony at the Port of Anchorage. Anchorage is named in honor of the largest city in Alaska. Adm. Cecil Haney, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, will deliver the ceremony’s keynote address. […]

  • Dominion Welcomes Government’s Funding

    8 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Dominion Virginia Power has been awarded an additional $47 million from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the construction of a 12-megawatt demonstration project, consisting of two 6-megawatt offshore wind turbines on innovative substructures that will produce enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes. “This was a highly competitive process […]

  • Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter

    13 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched the company’s fourth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Hamilton (WMSL 753), on Saturday. “Launching a ship involves quite a bit of logistics, and our team pulled this off in a very safe and efficient manner,” said Ingalls’ NSC Program Manager Jim French. “It’s a weeklong process […]

  • USA: HII Christens Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford

    11 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division recently christened Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first ship of the next-generation class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. “There is perhaps no more visible or powerful representation of America’s military strength than the hull that towers above us,” said U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), who served as […]

  • HII’s Shipbuilding Division Celebrates Construction Milestone for Virginia-Class Submarine

    18 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division celebrated the first official construction milestone for a Virginia-class submarine yesterday with its namesake, U.S. Sen. John Warner. The keel was laid for John Warner (SSN 785), the only Virginia-class submarine to bear the name of a person. NNS President Matt Mulherin said: “Each submarine we build […]

  • Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS San Diego Completes Builder’s Sea Trials

    4 October 2011

    The future USS San Diego (LPD 22) successfully completed Builder’s Trials, Oct. 1, marking a significant milestone as the ship progresses toward delivery to the Navy. LPD 22 is the sixth LPD 17 class amphibious transport dock ship and the second ship of the class to be completely constructed at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in […]

  • USA: Amphibious Transport Dock San Diego Heads for New Homeport

    16 March 2012
    Business & Finance

    Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the company’s sixth amphibious transport dock, San Diego (LPD 22), sailed away from Ingalls Shipbuilding facilities last night en route to her commissioning site in San Diego. “We’re watching this ship leave today with a lot of pride,” said Doug Lounsberry, Ingalls’ vice president and program manager, LPD 17 […]

  • Zeus: LNG-Fueled Ship Orders Up 26 Pct in Six Months (USA)

    16 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Following a world survey of the marine industry, Zeus Development Corporation has identified 63 LNG-fueled ships in operation or under development, up from 48 units last December. These ships do not include more than 300 tankers that also consume LNG. June 6-7, Zeus will host an LNG-Fueled Marine Advancements meeting to present the survey, review […]

  • HII Welcomes Back USS Enterprise for Her Inactivation

    21 June 2013

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division celebrated the return of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on June 20 during the ship’s final homecoming to the shipyard for her inactivation. Towed from Naval Station Norfolk to the shipyard, Enterprise had more than 100 shipbuilders on board who were involved with the construction and maintenance […]

  • Ingalls Shipbuilding Kicks Off Construction of NSC 6

    9 October 2013

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard’s sixth National Security Cutter (NSC), Munro (WMSL 755). “Our shipbuilders have a great jump start on the construction of this ship as we have already cut and processed more than 400 tons of steel for NSC 6,” said Jim French, Ingalls’ […]

  • US Navy to Commission USS Anchorage

    2 May 2013

    The U.S. Navy will commission amphibious transport dock ship, Anchorage, in her namesake city of Anchorage, Alaska, May 4, at 10 a.m. (AKDT), during a ceremony at the Port of Anchorage. Anchorage is named in honor of the largest city in Alaska. Adm. Cecil Haney, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, will deliver the ceremony’s keynote address. […]

  • USA: Newport Shipbuilding Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for Virginia-Class Submarine

    23 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, hosted a keel laying ceremony yesterday for the pre-commissioning unit Minnesota (SSN 783), a Virginia-class submarine named for the North Star State. Ellen Roughead, Minnesota native and wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, is the ship’s sponsor and served as the keel authenticator […]

  • HII Wins $76.8 Mln NSC Advance Procurement Contract

    17 June 2013

    Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division received on June 14 a $76.8 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for Kimball (WMSL 756), the company’s seventh National Security Cutter (NSC). Construction and delivery will be performed at the company’s Pascagoula facility. “This advance procurement contract allows us to maintain production […]

  • US: Tougher controls for offshore fracking approvals

    1 February 2016

    The U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, California has ordered the federal government to stop approving offshore fracking from oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel without engaging the public or analyzing threats offshore fracking poses to ocean ecosystems, coastal communities and marine life. The legal settlement from January 29 resolves a Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit […]

  • USS Anchorage Completes Final Contract Trials

    2 August 2013

    USS Anchorage (LPD 23) has successfully completed final contract trials and returned to San Diego. Final contract trials serve as the final review of a newly constructed ship, with the ship’s crew operating the vessel while still under warranty from the shipbuilder. The trial, run by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV), is […]

  • USA: HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division Floats Out LHA 6

    6 June 2012

    Huntington Ingalls Industries, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, launched the U.S. Navy’s next amphibious assault ship, America (LHA 6), from the company’s floating drydock on Monday. “Launching a large-deck ship is a significant milestone requiring several highly skilled shipyard crafts and a complex logistics plan,” said Brian Cuccias, Ingalls’ vice president, large deck amphibious ships. “As […]

  • IBISWorld: Global Military Shipbuilding and Submarines Industry Report

    8 February 2013

    Despite the massive effect of the global recession on builders of commercial aircraft and ships, companies primarily involved in the building of their military equivalents fared considerably better. The national security considerations of governments and long-term planning undertaken for military expenditure have ensured that revenue for the Global Military Shipbuilding and Submarines industry has been […]

  • GE to Provide APS for USS Tripoli, Navy’s Latest Amphibious Assault Ship

    6 November 2012

    GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract worth more than $10 million with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) of Pascagoula, Miss., to provide an auxiliary propulsion system (APS) for the future USS Tripoli (LHA-7), which is the U.S. Navy’s latest large-deck amphibious assault ship. This project builds on Power Conversion’s past success with providing similar […]