VT Halter to build new ATB

Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has secured a new contract to build an articulated tug barge (ATB) tug with an option for a second vessel for Bouchard Transportation Co. of New York. Construction of the M/V Evening Stroll begins immediately at the Mississippi shipyard with delivery scheduled for December 2019. The vessel will enter into Bouchard’s fleet service in NYC to transport liquid petroleum products throughout the Jones Act Market. (Source: Marine Link 09/11/18)