ESCATAWPA, Miss. – More ships are in the works to be built here at VT Bollinger. The company announced that it has been awarded new contracts to build two tug barges for Brouchard Transportation Co., Inc. VT Bollinger officials say the work will bring about 40 new jobs to South Mississippi. Construction on the tugs is set to begin this fall, and finished by summer 2016. (Source: WLOX, 08/01/14)