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VT Halter Marine Receives Order for Fifth Berthing Barge

July 30, 2021 admin

July 30, 2021 – Halter Marine, a company of ST Engineering North America, has been awarded a contract option for the U.S. Navy’s fifth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge. The contract award is $41 million for a firm, fixed-price option for the detail design and construction of the vessel. Construction is anticipated to begin in…

APL 67 Towed Away From Pascagoula

July 23, 2021 admin

July 21, 2021 – The Navy’s newest berthing barge, Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (APL) 67 sailed away from VT Halter Marine’s shipyard this week en route to Naval Base San Diego. APL 67 will eventually be delivered to Yokosuka, Japan. APLs are 82 meter long barges that can berth up to 611 people – 74 officers and 537 enlisted personnel. Mess…

Halter Marine Launches First Two U.S. Navy Berthing Barges

July 21, 2020 admin

July 7, 2020 – In just a few days, Halter Marine Inc., a company of ST Engineering North America, celebrated multiple milestones on the Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) program. The company: launched the first two berthing barges erected modules on the third barge laid the keel on the fourth barge In September 2018, the company received the initial contract to…

VT Halter Marine Awarded Fourth Berthing Barge Contract

March 29, 2020 admin

March 27, 2020 – VT Halter Marine, Inc., a company of ST Engineering North America, was awarded a contract option for the U.S. Navy’s fourth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge. The contract award is $39,906,609 for a firm, fixed-price option for the detail design and construction of the vessel. VT Halter Marine is currently constructing…