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August 7, 2002 Halter launches barge Halter Marine has launched the Capella,an 80,000-barrel tank barge for J&L, Inc. The barge, the first project Halter has undertaken for J&L, was built at Halter's Gulfport (Ms.) yard. Delivery is planned for August 30. The new barge is 332 feet long, with a beam of 74 feet and a depth of 25 feet. It is built to U.S. Coast Guard standards under Sub-chapter D, as a tank barge certified to carry Grade A or lower bulk petroleum products. The barge also qualifies to be certified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) under the +A1 Oil Tank Barge designation. The facility, technical, managerial and manpower assets of Halter Marine are in the process of being transferred to VT Kinetics, a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Engineering. After the closing, which is expected to take place no later than the end of August 2002, the company will become VT Halter Marine, Inc. Recommend This Page Enter an email address HOME