LIGHTNING

  • General
    • Vessel Name : LIGHTNING
    • Operator : ROBBINS MARITIME, INC.
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Tugboat
    • Vessel Type : Tugboat
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
    • Horsepower rating : 610
  • Location
    • City : NORFOLK
    • STATE : VA
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 10
  • Size
    • Register length : 25.5 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 12 Feet
    • Overall Length : 25.5 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 12 Feet
    • Load draft : 5 Feet
    • Light Draft : 5 Feet
    • Height : 14 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 2010
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : 1232045

ROBBINS MARITIME, INC.

  • Area of Operation : COAST WISE - HAMPTON ROADS, INLAND WATERWAYS AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
  • Principal Commodity : TOWING

CAJUN

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

CANDICE L

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

DELTA

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

STORM

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

THUNDER

  • Type : Tugboat
  • Construction : Steel

WEEKS

  • Type : Flat / Deck Barge
  • Construction : Steel

News

UK Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Heads to Rosyth for Repairs

UK Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Heads to Rosyth for Repairs

The U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth en route to Rosyth where the £3 billion aircraft carrier will receive repairs after breaking down off the Isle of Wight in August.The 65,000-tonne warship will enter Babcock's dry dock in Rosyth where it will undergo repairs to its starboard propeller shaft which suffered a mechanical defect as the ship left for New York.

Cuba Tames Mega Port Fire

Cuba Tames Mega Port Fire

Massive clouds of steam rose from Cuba's largest fuel depot in Matanzas on Wednesday as firefighters, helicopters and boats poured water and foam on the smoldering remains of the largest fire in the island's history.Black charcoal covered with white ash remained red hot after the flames died down.

Mexico, Venezuela Assisting Cuba Fight Massive Fire in Main Oil Storage Facility

Mexico, Venezuela Assisting Cuba Fight Massive Fire in Main Oil Storage Facility

Cuba sought on Sunday to bring under control a fire at its main oil storage facility that has killed one firefighter, drawing on help from Mexico and Venezuela to fight the raging flames.A lightning strike on Friday ignited one of eight storage tanks at the Matanzas super tanker port 60 miles east of Havana.

Russia Conducts Military Drills in the Arctic Sea

Russia Conducts Military Drills in the Arctic Sea

Russian nuclear-powered submarines fired cruise missiles in the Arctic on Friday as part of military drills designed to test Moscow's readiness for a possible conflict in its icy northern waters, the defense ministry said.The drills, named Umka-2022, took place in the Chukchi Sea, an eastern stretch of the Arctic Ocean that separates Russia from the U.S. state of Alaska.

Venezuela Diverts Oil Cargoes as Cuba Terminal Fire Continues

Venezuela Diverts Oil Cargoes as Cuba Terminal Fire Continues

Venezuela's state oil firm PDVSA diverted two crude cargoes set to discharge at Cuba's Matanzas terminal, Refinitiv Eikon data and company documents showed on Tuesday, as a fire that devastated 40% of the island's main storage facility continued for a fifth day.Lightning on Friday set one crude storage tank at the 2.

Weathernews Debuts Service Targeting Offshore Wind Market

Weathernews Debuts Service Targeting Offshore Wind Market

Weathernews’s new ANEMOI service provides 1km-mesh wind and wave data to assist in planning of offshore work related to the construction of wind power generation facilities.Weathernews developed ANEMOI for offshore wind power businesses and construction companies that is designed to provide wind and waveforecasts as well as information on meteorological risks

Finnlines Adds Two New RoPax Vessels Between Sweden and Finland

Finnlines Adds Two New RoPax Vessels Between Sweden and Finland

Finnlines will make major investments in its route between Sweden and mainland Finland via Åland during 2023 as the freight and passenger shipping company continues to bounce back from the pandemic slowdown.The company announced on Tuesday that it is introducing two new Superstar cargo-passenger vessels as part of general plans for increasing passenger comfort on the Kapellskär–Långnäs–Naantali

Cuba Boosts Fuel Imports, Reshuffles Shipping Operations After Terminal Fire

Cuba Boosts Fuel Imports, Reshuffles Shipping Operations After Terminal Fire

Cuba is using a combination of ship-to-ship transfers and floating oil storage to ease fuel scarcity and power cuts following a fire that destroyed a portion of its main oil terminal, vessel tracking data showed.Cubans have endured daily blackouts and long waits for gasoline in the aftermath of the blaze, which hit the 2.4-million-barrel Matanzas terminal and killed 16 people this month.

Venezuela to Support Reconstruction of Cuban Port Damaged by Oil Fire

Venezuela to Support Reconstruction of Cuban Port Damaged by Oil Fire

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela would support Cuba in the reconstruction of its only supertanker port in Matanzas, which was partially destroyed by a fire after lightning struck one of the its crude tanks.Cuba has long relied on the 2.4 million-barrel Matanzas terminal, about 130 km from Havana, for most imports and storage of crude and heavy fuel oil.

On Navy Day, Putin Says US is Main Threat to Russia

On Navy Day, Putin Says US is Main Threat to Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea.Speaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg founded by Tsar Peter the Great