Tug, barge christened

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - A new articulated tug barge was christened Tuesday at the VT Halter Pascagoula shipyard. VT Halter and Crowley Maritime Corp. partnered to build the tank vessel. Crowley's articulated tug barges consist of a tank vessel, which is the barge, and a large tug positioned in a notch in the stern of the barge. The tug was built at the company's Moss Point yard and the barge at the Pascagoula yard. VT Halter employs about 1,500 at its three Jackson County facilities, which include an Escatawpa yard.(Source: Sun Herald, 08/10/10, Mississippi Press, 08/11/10)