VT Halter Marine Preparing Yard for Polar Security Cutter Construction – gCaptain
Mississippi-based VT Halter Marine is in the process of getting its Pascagoula yard ready for the construction of the Coast Guard’s next-generation icebreaker, the Polar Security Cutter. The yard is expected to complete upgrades to the launch way area in July where the 460-foot-long PSC will be built. The launch way has been fortified to accommodate the PSC’s 19,000-ton launch weight, the heaviest vessel per foot ever built at the yard. “Based on weight per foot, the PSC outweighs those vessels,” said Bob Merchent, President and CEO of Halter Marine, referring to Crowley’s Taino and...
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