Shipbuilding
 
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems- Ingalls Operation
 
In Pascagoula since 1938.
Mississippi's largest industrial employer.
U.S. Navy's primary source for complex surface combatant and amphibious ships.
Employs more than 10,000 dedicated shipbuilders
 
VT Halter Marine
 
A world leader in construction and refurbishment of deep water oil rigs.
Employs almost 4,000 workers.
The company's diversified product line also includes building ships.
 
Well-Oiled Machine
 
Chevron's Pascagoula Refinery
www.chevron.com
 
Opened in 1963.
Employs over 1,200.
7th largest and most cost-efficient refinery in the United States.
 
BP
www.bpamoco.com
 
State-of-the-art natural gas refinery.
Produces 50,000 barrels of natural gas liquids daily.
 
Military Presence.
 

United States Coast Guard  

 
USCG Cutter Tornado.
USCG Cutter Decisive
 
Top-Notch Work
 
Gulf Coast Cold Storage, Inc.
 
Stores frozen meats and provides blast-freezing services to over 70 ships per year.
7,000 tons of storage capacity.
 
Rolls-Royce.
 
Largest and most sophisticated marine propeller foundry in the United States.
 
Eco-Tourism
 
Eco-Tours of South Mississippi
McCoy's River and Marsh Tours, Inc.
 
Chemical-Equation
 
Mississippi Phosphates Corporation
 
One of the world's largest producers of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP).
Can produce 650,000 tons per year of DAP.
 
First Chemical Corporation
 
Leading producer of aniline and nitortoluene intermediates and derivatives.
 
Flying High
 
Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned System’s Center
 
RQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for the U.S. Navy.
 
Trent Lott International Airport
 
Trent Lott International Airport
www.mobileairportauthority.com
 
Transportation
 
Port of Pascagoula
 
Ranking in the top 20 ports in the U.S. for exports to foreign countries.
Over 24,000 jobs and $600 million of personal income in Jackson County are attributed to the direct and indirect impact of the deep water port.
Two harbors- the Pascagoula River Harbor and the Bayou Casotte Harbor.
Port public facilities include 10 cargo berths, 6,000 in ear feet of docking space, 800,000 square feet of covered storage and extensive open storage adjacent to wharves.
River Harbor public facilities include a 1.5 million cubic foot freezer and cooler operated by Gulf Coast Cold Storage at Terminal C
Harbors served by CSX Transportation, Inc. and Mississippi Export Railroad.
 
Other Industries 
 
Hurricane Homes
 
Builds Modular Homes
 
PAVCO
 
Wood Products
 
PFG Optics
 
Omega Protein