VT Halter Marine launches tug

ESCATAWPA, Miss. -- VT Halter Marine recently launched the Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug Kim M. Bouchard, the first of two ATB tugs under a major expansion program for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, N.Y. The launch was held at VT Halter Marine's Moss Point Marine shipyard in Escatawpa, near Pascagoula. Used to transport liquid petroleum, construction of this unit began January 2014 with delivery scheduled for June 2015. (Source: Marine Log, 03/04/15)