A supertanker that has actually been arranged to pack petroleum at Enterprise Products Partners LP’s Texas City aquatic incurable for export got here was accompanied right into port onThursday

The Very Large Crude Carrier, FPMC C Melody, was anticipated to pack a spell 1.1 million barrels, a bit majority the vessel’s 2-million-barrel capability.

The VLCC has actually been secured near Houston because last Saturday, according to AIS ship monitoring information.

We are informed the FPMC C Melody was navigated right into port with 4 pilots gotten started as well as come with by several harbor yanks prior to mooring at Texas City’s Dock 12.

The FPMC C Melody actions 330m in size by 60m in size as well as has a deadweight of 299,000 statistics lots.

In April, the VLCC Nave Quasar came to Enterprise’s Texas City incurable to examine for future VLCC loadings at the incurable.

The water deepness at the incurable, nonetheless, at simply 45 feet presently, will just permit partial loadings of VLCCs.

Another VLCC, called Anne, carried out a comparable test-loading at the Port of Corpus Christi inMay

Last February, the Lousiana Offshore Oil Port, frequently referred to as the loophole, finished the very first petroleum loading of a VLCC for from theUnited States

Located in much deeper water 18 miles offshore of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, the loophole is the only united state port presently efficient in totally packing VLCCs.

A 2nd supertanker loaded with united state unrefined filled at the loophole dived in in March.

Here’s a time-lapse of the FPMC C Melody’s arrival: