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Article: Manitowoc Awarded Contract for Double-Hull Tug/Barge Unit.
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- December 1, 2005
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MANITOWOC, Wis., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Manitowoc Company, Inc. announced today that Vane Line Bunkering, Inc., a subsidiary of The Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore, MD, has awarded Manitowoc Marine Group (MMG) a contract for the construction of a 480-foot, 145,000-barrel, double-hulled hot oil tank barge and an accompanying 6,000-horsepower tug. The ocean-going articulated tug and barge (AT/B) unit is slated for delivery in fourth quarter of 2006. This contract also provides Vane Brothers with an option for an identical AT/B unit to be delivered in the third quarter of 2007. Other contract terms were not disclosed.
The Vane contract represents ...