BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. — One year after launching production in Berkeley County, HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations is being credited with strengthening U.S. Navy shipbuilding efforts while exceeding its early performance goals.
Berkeley County officials and company leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate the one-year production anniversary at the facility, located within the Bushy Park Industrial Complex in Goose Creek. The milestone marks a year of rapid growth since HII began local production in January 2025, following its acquisition of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC, LLC.
The 44-acre site serves as a metal fabrication hub specializing in shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies. It plays a key role in supporting the U.S. Navy and is contributing to the construction of the next generation of aircraft carriers, including the Gerald R. Ford–class, the first new aircraft carrier design in decades…