Horizon delivers towboat to NOLA

Horizon Shipbuilding of Bayou La Batre, Ala., has delivered the M/V Victoria Pasentine, a 120-foot towboat with retractable pilot house, to its homeport in New Orleans. The vessel is the 20th built by Horizon for Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) over the past nine years. Gulf Coast Air & Hydraulics supplied the lift system and associated components for the pilot house. EMI Marine of St. Rose, La., handled the steering and machinery alarm systems. Kern Martin Services of Coden, Ala., does all the interior packages for all of Horizon’s FMT builds. (Source: Marine Link 04/26/17)