US-based Bouchard Ocean Services has received a double hull, 80,000bbl oil tank barge from Bollinger Gretna.
Barge B No 284 is the second of three barges to be delivered from Bollinger to Bouchard.
The vessel is 399ft long and 28ft deep and has a 74ft beam.
The barge is certified by the American Bureau of Shipping and US Coast Guard and has three separate pumping systems and 12 cargo compartments.