OUR VESSELS
NAB & NEEDLES
Nab and Needles are 300m³ capacity self-propelled, split hopper barges. They are fast, reliable and highly manoeuvrable vessels, capable of accessing more restricted sites. These vessels are ideal for capital and maintenance dredging, beach replenishment and coast/pipeline protection projects. They are ideally suited to work together to allow for more efficient dredging operations, by having the dredging vessel load one barge while the other is in transit to the disposal area which allows for a significant time saving for your project.
Length: 44.10 m
Beam: 8.20 m
Depth: 2.80 m
Draft (Loaded): 2.23 m
Hopper Opening: 3.20 m
Hopper Capacity: 300 m³ / 467tons
Speed (Light): 8.5 knots
Generator: 2 x 40 kW
Generator: 1 x 128 kW
Main Engine: Cat 3412 447kW / 600bhp Main Drive Engine
Propulsion: 360° Schottle SPR300 Propulsion Drive Leg
Bow Thruster: 100kW Veth Bow Thruster
Some recent news involving our hopper barges Nab and Needles:
Dredging round the clock!
Our dredgers have been busy working at various marinas along the south coast this winter, many within the Solent and South coast areas. After completing the current contract in Chichester Harbour, we will be moving back into the Solent to work in Cowes on the Isle of Wight for several of our regular clients, before the dredger moves on to other exciting civils projects planned for the spring/summer period. Our smaller compact hopper dredger ‘C H Horn’ has also been busy working…
Back to the Dredge (again)!
We have a busy winter schedule once again, with our larger maintenance dredging vessels, including back hoe dredger ‘Doreen Dorward‘, and split hopper barges ,’Nab’ and ‘Needles’, working at several sites for International Marina Operators, Marina Developments Ltd. Current dredging operations include sites in Poole, Southampton, River Hamble and Chichester Harbour.
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.
Nab & Needles Back to the Dredge
Winter dredging is well underway again with the new look split hopper barges Nab and Needles both back hard at work in the Solent area. Working together with our 30m x 9m backhoe dredger ‘Doreen Dorward’ and her onboard 50t long reach excavator, they enable dredging to continue around the clock to support marinas on the South Coast. They will be kept busy until Easter 2022 dredging Marinas!
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!
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.