As in previous years we have been tasked with assisting the regular refit and docking work for the sandbanks chain ferry, the Bramble Bush Bay, operated by the Bournemouth Motor Road and Ferry Company. Every few years the ferry must be removed from its running chains for surveys, safety inspections and general upkeep. This year the 74m x 17m ferry has also been fitted with new prows. Read More
C H Horn is a 26m long, modern, compact and efficient self-propelled hopper which was formerly equipped with a fixed grab crane. The fixed crane has now been removed to allow room on its deck for a specially modified tracked Hyundai Excavator. Read More
Jenkins Marine's dredging teams will be kept busy for the next few months supporting our clients in the South Coast area of operations, along with some projects around the South Eastern coast, as another packed dredging season gets underway. Read More
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
Jenkins Marine supported Lankelma by providing movement and towage support of the Sandpiper jackup vessel for geotechnical site investigation completed at Hengistbury Head, Dorset. The long groyne at Hengistbury Head was closed to the public for safety reasons following a detailed inspection of the structure using sonar and laser equipment in 2019. The structure was revealed to be in a very poor condition. Read More
The Port of Dover is currently undergoing development as part of its Dover Western Docks Revival project and Jenkins Marine have been tasked with dredging roughly 20,000m3 of silts, down to harder chalk bed material at roughly +1.8m Chart Datum Read More
We have been hard at work dredging at Ashlett Sailing Club near Calshot, Southampton, to restore the waterways to previously maintained depths. The project parameters require up to 2m depth of material to be removed, with disposal to Nab Tower spoil ground to the East of the Isle of Wight. Read More
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.
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Dredging has been underway at Poole Yacht Club to clear the entrance of accumulated sediment. This has built up since the last dredge operations in 2014. Founded in 1852, Poole Yacht Club is a much respected Sailing Club with a rich history and strong racing tradition... Read More
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