VT Halter wins contract

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- VT Halter Marine said it has secured a contract to build an articulated tug barge, with an optional second unit, for Bouchard Transportation Co. The option must be exercised within 60 days of the initial contract award, the company said in a news release. The barge is 625 feet by 91 feet by 47 feet, has a 250,000-barrel capacity and will be used to transport liquid petroleum. Construction will begin in April at VT Halter Marine’s Pascagoula, Miss., facility, with delivery scheduled for mid-2015. (Source: Mississippi Press, 02/13/13)