New Look NAB Returns for Haslar Dredge
The winter dredging season got under way this month at Haslar Marina with our Multi-role dredging veteran Doreen Dorward and a new look split hopper barge NAB on site to carry out the work. The 300m³ capacity self-propelled, split hopper barge returns to work after a few months of refit work to install a new wheelhouse and bowthruster! Read More
Those Magnificent Men in Their Recovery Boats
Jenkins Marine have been on site at Sandbanks to recover a fixed wing plane after it crashed into the sea at Bournemouth Air Festival. The crash, involving a 1940’s Boeing ‘Super Stearman’ occurred at 3.52pm on Saturday on the way back to its base after performing. Read More
Saving Our Seahorses
We have been involved with marina operators Boatfolk, and The Seahorse Trust, to support them in their BBC interview visit on the 28th July 2021. We provided the use of the tugboat Polmear as the BBC’s interview platform for the news piece raising awareness of the new eco-anchor solution being deployed within Studland Bay in Dorset. Read More
Introducing Tugboat DMS Condor
Jenkins Marine is pleased to announce the purchase of the MT DMS Condor. This is an important addition to the tug fleet for Jenkins Marine who now operate and manage our first Category 1 tugboat to complement our existing two Category 2 tugboats. Read More
Dredging the Medina
Jenkins Marine was instructed by Isle of Wight Council to carry out a capital dredge in the River Medina where it approaches Newport harbour to increase the depth of the navigable channel. The full dredge length was over 500m from start point to its finish in Newport harbour. Read More
Navigation markers in this season…
We were commissioned by the Poole Harbour Commission to assist with the replacement of some of the harbour's navigation markers. With over 73 large floating navigation markers and additional sub channel markers it is a very important requirement to ensure these markers are managed and maintained at all times. Read More
Dredging The South
With the start of our Winter 2020 dredging season, we kicked off early in November from our home port of Poole, headed for Southampton, River Hamble and then ventured west up to Chichester Harbour and are imminently on our way to the Isle of Wight to continue on for the next few months. Read More
Moving the Monster Mould
Jenkins Marine was contracted to carry out the collection and delivery from Lee on Solent of a new mould, built by mould makers Monster Cam, back to the Sunseeker facility in Poole Harbour. The mould will be used for a new line of Sunseeker vessels. Read More
Jenkins Marine, The Foundation Driving Force at Totland Pier
Jenkins Marine Ltd. were contracted to supply and install 17 new piles to form the foundations for a new restaurant development. This project involved both the Doreen Dorward, our 50-tonne crane barge suited for piling projects and the Stour as a piles/materials transportation barge. Both multi-category vessels are perfectly suited for this type of operation. Read More