Second ATB tug for OSG

VT Halter Marine, Inc., a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc., recently delivered  "Endurance", the second Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) tug to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc..

This is part of a contract that VT Halter Marine signed with OSG in April 2010 to complete two tugs over 16 months at the former’s Moss Point Marine shipyard. The first tug, "Courageous", was delivered in June 2011. Both "Courageous" and "Endurance" are capable of operating in full ocean service and will be used to perform ATB services transporting refined petroleum products coastwise within the US.