Did You Know We Hire Pontoons?
Jenkins Marine have a range of flat top pontoon available for charter. Our 50m x 14m pontoons are Bv classed with a full international loadline for use world wide, they have an impressive deck cargo capacity of 1300t, and an ultra shallow light draft of only 0.5m. Read More
Tugboat Handfast Back In Jersey
Our powerful tug boat Handfast has returned to the busy maritime port of St Helier where it is once again providing support services for the ongoing operations of this famous busy Channel Island port. Handfast is a twin-screw tugboat, certificated under the MCA Workboat Code of Practice for operation up to 60 nautical miles from a safe haven for general operations. Read More
Special Delivery Service…for Sunseeker Mould
enkins Marine made a special delivery recently, transporting a large Sunseeker mould from Lee-on-Solent, Southampton to Sunseeker Poole. Sunseeker is the world’s leading brand for luxury performance motor yachts and from its manufacturing base in Poole produces around 150 luxury boats every year. Read More
Bringing Oysters Back to the River Hamble
Jenkins Marine, are thrilled to have been involved in the Solent Seascape Project. This multi-million pound, five-year partnership, funded by the Endangered Landscapes Project, aims to restore a wealth of diverse marine species and habitats back to the Solent, in this instance Oysters to the River Hamble. Read More
New Name – New Future
Originally built in 2012, our swim-ended, rectangular, flat top deck cargo barge Isabella S began life working predominately working at the Forth bridge construction project. Deployed as a long term crane barge platform and complimented with 4 x 25t anchor handling winches, along with the setup of 5 tonne stockless anchors to allow for the precise positioning required for the project. Read More
Skye’s The Limit!
Our new tug ‘DMS Condor’ has commenced a 9 month charter this month in the beautiful Isle of Skye, off the West coast of Scotland. As part of this project she has double towed two of our spud legged deck pontoons: JML 50 (50m x 14m x 3m) and JML 30 (30m x 11m x 2.5m) to Uig where the harbour is being redeveloped. Read More
Rock’in The Castle – Pontoon Piling on Brownsea Island
We have been pleased to work with marina pontoon suppliers, Intermarine. End clients, John Lewis, operate a small passenger ferry to their stunning historic Hotel (a former defensive castle built by Henry VIII) located on Brownsea Island within Poole Harbour. To facilitate passenger ferry operations a new floating landing pontoon was commissioned and Jenkins Marine have been awarded the contract to install the pontoon on the historic site. Read More
Rock’in the Boat
We are currently working with clients and main contractors to provide marine support on a project to place scour protection rock under the historic Rockley Point Rail Viaduct. To maintain the safety and security of this viaduct, railway engineers decided to install scour protection using heavy rock infill placed against the retaining walls either side of the bridge to reduce scour and provide a gravity base. Read More
Piling on the History at Swanage Pier
Jenkins Marine are currently back at the historic pier at Swanage, Dorset where some of the original timber piles and associated structures need replacing to allow continued safe use. We have successfully completed piling works for the pier over several years, including emergency work to the pier in 2013 following strong winds and rough seas that year which damaged the mid-section so badly it was near collapse... Read More