Halter earns new barge pacts

ESCATAWPA, Miss. - More ships are in the works to be built here at VT Halter Marine. The company announced Friday it had been awarded new contracts to build two tug barges for Brouchard Transportation Co., Inc. VT Halter Marine officials say the work will bring about 40 new jobs to South Mississippi. Construction on the tugs is set to begin this fall; and finished by summer 2016. (Source: WLOX 08/01/14)