VT Halter Marine has delivered the ocean-going articulated tug barge (ATB) 'Denise A. Bouchard' to Bouchard Transportation.
Measuring 34 metres in length overall, with a beam of 10.6 metres and a draught of 5.2 metres, the 2,980kW tug is classed to ABS and equipped with an Intercon coupler system.
Construction of the vessel began in March 2013 and the tug was launched in February this year at VT Halter Marine's Moss Point Marine facility in Escatawpa, Mississippi, USA.
The 'Denise A. Bouchard' is the sister vessel to the 'Evening Star', which was delivered in October 2012 and is part of a major Bouchard fleet expansion currently underway at VT Halter Marine.