ST Marine today announced that it has bagged several newbuild, repair and conversion contracts including variation order for an existing repair project.
Its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, secured a new contract to build an Articulated Tug Barge Offshore Tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bouchard). This tug will be similar to others built for Bouchard in previous years by the yard. Measuring about 34.1m by 10.6m by 5.2m, the 4,000hp tug is classed by ABS as A1 Towing Vessel, Dual Mode, and it will be equipped with an Intercon Coupler System. Construction of the vessel will begin in mid 2011, with delivery expected in the second half of 2012. The vessel will enter into Bouchard’s fleet service in New York, N.Y.