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VT Halter Marine lands $350 million contract to build two ships at Pascagoula facility

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- VT Halter Marine, a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc., today announced that it has secured a $350 million contract with Crowley Maritime Corporation to build two Container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships at its Pascagoula facility.
Construction beginning first half of 2014, and deliveries in mid- and late-2017.
The containerships, designed by Wartsila Ship Design, measure 219.5m long and 32.3m wide, with a depth of 10m featuring the latest systems technology for maximum safety, reliability, and will be powered by environmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG), setting a new standard for responsible shipping.
“VT Halter Marine is pleased and excited about the award of this contract as we continue our longstanding relationship with Crowley," said VT Halter Marine CEO Bill Skinner. "The start of these new LNG ConRo ships is a culmination of a lengthy pre-contract engineering and approval cycle, allowing both companies to better understand the complexity of LNG power which results in a ship that fits exactly to Crowley requirements from the start.
"This contract signifies how important the Jones Act is to our U.S. operators, shipyards, the support network of suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors which keep Americans employed in the marine industry. Again, we are most grateful for the confidence Crowley has placed in VT Halter Marine over these many years and we look forward to continuing this relationship for many more years to come.”
The ConRo project maintains VT Halter Marine’s backlog and significantly contributes to its long-term growth strategy. VT Halter Marine recently placed a new 12,000 MT Floating Drydock into service providing repair for Oil Field Support Vessels, Barges, Coastal Ships and U.S. Government Vessels, Semi-submersible Drilling Rigs and other Panamax-size Ships.
VT Halter Marine is currently building 10 320-foot Platform Supply Vessels for Hornbeck Offshore, a 720-foot ConRo ship for Pasha Hawaii Shipping Company, two Articulated Tug Barge units for Bouchard Transportation, four Fast Missile Crafts for NAVSEA, and a T-AGS Class Ocean Surveillance Ship for the U.S. Navy.