Suderman & Young Towing Company assists first VLCC into the Port of Texas City
April 2018
In April 2018, Suderman & Young Towing Company assisted the VLCC Nave Quasar safely into berth at the Enterprise Products terminal in Texas City. This was the first VLCC to enter the Texas City ship channel and only the second to berth in Texas. The Nave Quasar was assisted by five Suderman and Young Towing Company Z-Tech tugs which included two Z-Tech 30-75 (Thor and Lamar) and three Z-Tech 24-60 escort tugs (Neptune, Oceanus and Poseidon). These Five Z-Tech tugs have a combined bollard pull 330 metric tonnes.

Photo Credit: Robert Mihovil

Photo Credit: Robert Mihovil

Photo Credit: Robert Mihovil