Friede Goldman International (1999-2003) VT Halter Marine, Inc. was a shipbuilding company and an American subsidiary of ST Engineering.
It specialized in ship design and construction and served both public and private clients, including the United States Department of Defense.
The company was sold again to ST Engineering (Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd) in 2003, where it began operating under the name VT Halter Marine Inc. [2] In 2019, VT Halter was awarded a $1.9 billion contract by the United States Coast Guard for the design and construction of new Polar Security Cutter heavy icebreakers.
[5][6] While working on an $87 million contract with the United States Navy to build the 350-foot survey vessel USNS Maury, renamed Marie Tharp in 2016, in 2009, unsafe working conditions led to an explosion that killed two employees and injured five others.
VT Halter Marine was aware of the hazards and knowingly and willfully sent workers into a confined space with an explosive and toxic atmosphere.