Press Releases

M/V Donna & B. No. 272 ATB Christening   Pascagoula, Miss., March 1, 2016 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems) joined Bouchard Transportation Co. Inc. (Bouchard Transportation) in their celebration of the delivery and christening of their Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) unit M/V Donna J. Bouchard and B. N...

Sea trial for M/V Morton S. Bouchard Jr., the first of the two 130-foot, 6,000hp Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug that VT Halter Marine builds for Bouchard Transportation Pascagoula, Miss., February 3, 2016 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced the delivery of the M/V Morton S. Bouchard Jr., the firs...

Pascagoula, Miss., November 24, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems) and Bouchard Transportation Co. announced today the successful launch of Barge B. No. 272 on 20 November 2015. This is the second barge of two Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) units constructed for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bouchard). ...

Pascagoula, MS, August 5, 2015 - VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), announced today the promotions of Richard A. Zubic (Rick Zubic) to Executive Vice President, Shipbuilding; Rob Mullins to Senior Vice President, Strategy and Estimating; Harry Bell to Vice President, Sales and Marketing; Pawan Agrawal to Vice President...

Pascagoula, Miss., May 29, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VTHM), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced a senior leadership change. After more than 46 years in the shipbuilding business, including nearly two decades at VT Halter Marine and its predecessor companies, President and CEO Bill Skinner has announced his retirement. A fixture in the ...

VT Halter Marine launches ATB tug Kim M. Bouchard for Bouchard Transporation at Moss Point facility on February 26, 2015 Pascagoula, Miss., March 4, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), proudly launched the Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug Kim M. Bouchard, the first of two ATB tugs under a major expansion progra...

Pascagoula, Miss., January 21, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a company of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), proudly held the laying of the keel ceremony today at the Pascagoula facility for the first of two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered, combination Container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for its long-time customer, Crowley Maritime Corporation (Cr...

Pascagoula, Miss., October 22, 2014 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has commenced construction on the first of two liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered, combination Container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) vessel for Crowley, following the signing of the contract which took place in November, 2013. The new ConRo vessel ...

Largest vessel ever built by VT Halter Marine Pascagoula, Miss., August 15, 2014 – VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), launched MV Marjorie C, a Container and Roll-on/Roll-off Car Truck Carrier (ConRo) at its Pascagoula facilities on August 8. MV Marjorie C is the second vessel built for Honolulu-based Pasha Hawai...

Pascagoula, Miss., August 8, 2014 – VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VisionTechnologies Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced four separate shipbuilding milestones for the Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) Super 320 Program underway for Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS). Firstly, VT Halter Marine delivered HOS Captain on July 10. Five days later, VT H...