Shipbuilding

It takes a world-class workforce to build world-class ships.

Mississippi has a long, proud history of excellence in shipbuilding dating all the way back to the 1700s. Huntington Ingalls, currently the largest private employer in the state, has produced warships for the U.S. Navy and other government customers at their Pascagoula shipyard since the 1930s. Many other shipbuilding companies have been drawn to the state thanks to our strategic location on the Gulf of Mexico, our deepwater ports, and well-trained workforce.