• Split hopper barge NAB

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:

Keeping Busy – Winter Dredging

Autumn is here and, as the seasons change, we shift into top gear with our dredging fleet to get some serious amounts of mud moved! Our busy dredging program is expected to keep us working hard all winter until Easter 2025 at a variety of sites in locations including; Southampton, Cowes, Chichester Harbour, River Hamble and Poole Harbour.

Cattewater Dredging, Plymouth

We have been on site in Plymouth working on a project for Cattewater Harbour Commissioners. Corporation Wharf on the River Plym is a dedicated bulk cement storage and distribution terminal with additional capacity for alternative cargoes. We have been carrying out dredging works to improve access for shipping and enable larger ships to access the wharf…

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!