VT Systems, a shipbuilding segment of VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., has begun
construction of a new integrated ship blast and paint facility. The new
facility will allow the complete indoor and environmentally controlled surface
preparation and final painting of ship sections. Its “flow-thru” configuration
will allow sections to be prepared, blasted and painted complete without having
to be taken outside and ensuring particles from the facility are not released
into the environment. The completion of the building, contracted to Quin-Co Metal
Buildings of Eight Mile, Ala. (Source: Marine
Link 05/04/17)
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