Bollinger Shipyards, a privately-owned and operated shipbuilder based in Louisiana, has agreed to acquire VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore. The agreement is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022. Bollinger will take over…
The Navy has awarded Halter Marine of Pascagoula as the prime contractor a fixed-price incentive-firm contract for a second U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (formerly the Heavy Polar Icebreaker). Initial efforts under this option will target the purchase of…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded $1,695,118 in funding to VT Halter Marine of Pascagoula on Monday. VT Halter Marine is one of 24 U.S. small shipyards receiving $19.6 million in discretionary grants…
United States Senator Roger Wicker is scheduled to make two stops in South Mississippi Monday -- one in Pascagoula for a major announcement at VT Halter Marine, and then later in the day is a stop by Gulfport High School…
VT Halter Marine has won a contract worth nearly $2.9 million by the Naval Sea Systems Command. In 2018, the Navy implemented the Common Hull Auxiliary Mission Platform (CHAMP) program to find replacements for several types of auxiliary ships that…
VT Halter Marine has started construction on the third auxiliary personnel lighter, a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command. VT Halter Marine received a $77.9 million contract to design and build two firm…
A shipbuilder is expanding on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after receiving a $746 million contract to make a heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard. VT Halter Marine will invest $37.5 million at its Pascagoula shipyard and is expected to…
Concerned citizens in an area of Jackson County have decided to take their life and safety into their own hands. Residents of the Cherokee neighborhood in Pascagoula have joined forces with the Gulf Restoration Network to attempt to resolve ongoing…
A new ship with the latest ocean navigating technology will be launching out of Pascagoula to help the U.S. Navy. A ceremony celebrating the partnership that made construction of the USNS Maury possible was held at the VT Halter Marine…
A shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula is facing fines for environmental violations.