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ASHMAN ink WINTER/SPRING 2019 A C A S H M A N FA M I LY O F C O M PA N I E S P U B L I C AT I O N
IN THIS ISSUE:
03 JACKSONVILLE
HARBOR DREDGING 08 BOSTON HARBOR
DREDGING 09 WOODS HOLE
FERRY TERMINAL
10 PORT OF MIAMI
NEW NORTH BERTH 11 PATRIOT
RENEWABLES 12 PRELOAD
INTERNATIONAL
13 STERLING
EQUIPMENT 14 KILKEA
CASTLE 15 INNOVATION
17 SAFETY
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The Cashman Family of Companies are
well-regarded within their industries
EDITORS:
Michael Empey
for diverse technical capabilities, Jenelle Pierce
professional project management,
and consistent performance. DESIGN:
Tori Sudano
From senior managers to site
superintendents, from accountants
to equipment operators — Cashman
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS:
Aiden Horan
employees are experts in their Brendan Campbell
fields. This expertise, combined with Charles McGann
high standards, determination, and Eric Reaman
confidence, enables Cashman to take Jaclyn Cashman
on some of the most difficult dredging, Josh Rusk
marine, heavy civil, environmental and Kyle Reeves
Mark Quinn
energy projects in the world.
Renae Hatcher
Steve Tobin
Todd Presson
Jay Cashman, Inc.
549 South Street
For future issues, please send all
Quincy, MA 02169
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Jacksonville Harbor Maintenance Dredging
By Josh Rusk
Last April, the United States Army Corps of of Palm Beach, Florida and completed a small
Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District awarded 4-day emergency project which allowed the Port to
Cashman Dredging a $10-Million Maintenance re-open the channel for deep-draft vessels.
Dredging project for Jacksonville Harbor. Not
having been dredged since 2013, over a half- Cashman’s hydraulic-offloader barge, the Kraken,
million yards of shoaled-in material needed to be joined the Atchafalaya in Jacksonville to provide
removed within 38- and 40-foot projects consisting hydraulic offloading of dredged material. Lastly,
of Cut-7 through Cut-45, Cut-55, Cut-G, and the a drag barge was assembled locally at the Mobro
Lower Terminal Channel. The dredge spoils were Marine yard in Green Cove Springs, which was
transported and disposed in Bartram Island, used as a staging area for the mobilization effort.
Cell A. This project is the largest hopper dredge In addition to internal equipment, RC Ventures was
project by contract value and volume in Cashman’s brought on to manage the disposal island and the
operational history of the Trailing Suction Hopper land-side scope of work. As work was beginning,
Dredge (TSHD) Atchafalaya. daily temperatures reaching as high as 120˚F,
threatened the start of the project and was a safety
concern for the crew. During this time, site safety
and superintendent teams developed a work
program to manage the heat and continue work
without delay.
Mobilization began in late May as the team started
to move the equipment to the job site. The
Atchafalaya departed from Tampa following a pre-
job tune-up. While making the sail from Tampa to
Jacksonville, the Atchafalaya stopped at the Port
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“The Team collaborated effectively and challenged and encouraged each other throughout the project enabling
their commitment and teamwork to make the project a resounding success” – Josh Rusk, Project Manager
with the Port of Jacksonville and other contractors
was necessary to ensure safety in the oncoming
traffic and for scheduling.
The project was completed two months ahead of
schedule and under budget. USACE’s, Jacksonville
District Project Engineer, Gavin Jackson said,
“[Cashman’s] equipment and production was more
than adequate for the contract requirements,
allowing them to complete the contract ahead of
schedule. [Cashman] mobilized a booster pump to
increase productivity, which aided in their efforts to
meet the schedule. Government surveys revealed
overruns in the before-dredge volume which
[Cashman] was able to dredge and complete ahead
of the original contract date. [Cashman] was able
Upon mobilization, the team discovered hundreds to demobilize ahead of the scheduled date, which
of nesting endangered birds consisting of a variety allowed the Local Sponsor’s contractor to utilize
of species which were located in the Bartram the staging area ahead of schedule.”
Island disposal area which threatened to delay the
job for the duration of the bird nesting season.
Together, Cashman, the USACE, and RC Ventures
reworked the disposal plan to avoid impacting the The Project Team consisted of:
protected birds. Rerouting the pipeline corridors
and mobilizing a dewatering operation to the Project Manager: Josh Rusk
Island prevented the nests from being flooded by Project Engineer: Sean Moriarty
the later added dredge slurry. This solution led the Superintendents: Aaron McIntyre, Matt Boykin, Chris
USACE to give the project an exceptional rating in Vandermeer, Ryan Collett
the management category. Dredge Captains: Dan Hassett, Brad Wallace
QC Manager: John Riffey
The majority of the dredged material was located Safety Manager: Bryan Borges
in the lower terminal channel, adjacent to the busy Safety Representative: Nerio Garcia
Talleyrand terminal, which also had an unrelated Surveyors: Matt Perry, Mackenzie Bernard, Dave
dredging project underway. Constant coordination Radloff
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Boston Harbor
Improvement Dredging
By Steve Tobin
Cashman Dredging, along with our Joint Venture
(JV) partner, Dutra, was awarded the USACE’s
Boston Harbor Improvement Dredging contract
(Boston), which is a three-year contract that covers
~52-Million-ft2 (just over seven miles) of the Boston
Harbor Entrance Channel. Beginning in July 2018,
the JV team started dredging the challenging
requirement of the USACE’s 350,000-yd3 per month
demand. Over 3.8-Million-yd3 has been dredged
(as of March 2019) by Cashman Dredging’s Dale
Pyatt, FJ Belesimo, and Captain AJ Fournier (AJ),
and Dutra’s Paula Lee. Notably, this is Cashman
Dredging’s largest project by volume.
The Scope of Work includes dredging 49 separate
acceptance areas with a total of ~12-Million- dump scows of dredged material to the MBDS for
yd3. The material is being transported to Mass placement.
Bay Disposal Site (MBDS) located approximately
20-nautical miles from the project site. Up to seven Boston Harbor is New England’s busiest corridor
split-hull dump scows are being used to dispose with cruise ships, container ships, and LNG Tankers
the material. frequenting the area. The high-traffic corridor
paired with its proximity to Logan International
Including Innovative Technology as part of the Airport makes the project complex with a plethora
project, Cashman installed the Scow Geofence of daily challenges. Federal Aviation Administration
System (SGS) designed by Cashman Dredging to (FAA) restrictions means no drone, sonar, or video
add an additional layer of quality control to the footage can be captured, and any aerial shots need
process of material disposal via split-hull scow. to be coordinated and approved by the FAA. New
This prevents the scow from inadvertently opening England’s weather is unrelenting, unforgiving,
during loading, maintenance, and transit to the and changes constantly which can cause a safety
dredge-spoil disposal site. Using a relay to connect problem, especially in the winter with ice building on
the SGS to the programmable logic controller the dredges and cranes. Additional complications
(PLC), SGS prevents operation of the “OPEN” include Deer Island’s newly directional-drilled
control of the scow when located outside of a power lines along with existing power lines; high
predefined area (geofence) that was developed for rock; lobstermen; and port coordination.
the particular disposal coordinates. Only when the
scow is positioned within the geofence area does The project is anticipated to be completed in 2021.
the scow’s OPEN control become operationally
enabled. To date, the JV has transported over 1,300
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Woods Hole Ferry Terminal
Construction
By Brendan Campbell
In December 2017, Jay Cashman, Inc. (JCI) was construction of the first of three slips. The plan
awarded by the Steamship Authority (SSA) the was to utilize two crews, one water-based and
Reconstruction of the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal one land-based, to work concurrently to complete
in Falmouth, MA. This three-and-half-year project their respective work in the most cost- and time-
must be accomplished in phases during ‘off- effective manner. Having so many unknowns, the
seasons’- between Labor Day and Memorial Day. water-based demolition of the existing wharf
During construction, the SSA requires two terminals operation proved to be a challenging task. The
to be open for regular ferry operations. Therefore, land-based crew commenced sheet piledriving for
JCI is required to reconstruct only one slip at a the new bulkhead system, including sheetpiles,
time to ensure the two slips remain operational. walers and tie-rods. Once demo was completed,
During each ‘summer season’ all three slips must the water-based crew began the unique
be operational. piledriving operation of driving 96” diameter
piles, 120’ long, into their positions where they
From January through May of 2018, JCI prepared will serve as support for the fenders in the new
the site for the first of three ferry terminal slip’s terminal. Throughout operations, obstructions
construction. Prep work included construction of requiring changes to the project schedule and
temporary fenders and excavation work consisted resources have been addressed with the Owner.
of approximately 20,000-yd3 of material including
steel piles, wood piles, concrete structures, granite The team has worked diligently with the Owner,
seawall, timber lagging walls, tie rods, contaminated through tough and changing conditions, to keep
and non-contaminated soils, and boulders. everything moving as efficiently as possible
for the project. As of February 2019, JCI is
JCI remobilized in September 2018 to commence approximately 78% complete with the piledriving
operation, approximately 90% complete with the
Sheetpile-Bulkhead System, while completing
some additional work as directed by Owner.
Upcoming work includes utilities, concrete work,
transfer bridge system construction, and fender
installation on the 96” monopiles.
We look forward to continuing our excellent
relationship with the SSA and providing them
what they need each season.
9 CASHMAN INK SPRING/WINTER 2019Port of Miami New North
Cruise Berth 7 Deepening
By Kyle Reeves
Cashman Dredging was contracted by Ebsary the AJ to complete the dredging and successfully
Foundation to assist with the deepening of the finish the project.
New North Cruise Berth in the Port of Miami,
Florida to 37 feet. Cashman’s responsibilities There was a significant overrun in the available
included dredging ~117,000-yd3 of sand, coral, quantities on the project, as it was originally
debris, and limestone into fixed-bottom hopper expected that 80,000-yd3 would be removed.
scows; transloading the material from the scows to Cashman cleared ~15,000-ft2 of limestone outside
land for re-handling and offsite disposal. the original scope in order to provide Royal
Caribbean an unabridged, clear berth.
The Captain AJ Fournier encountered ~44,000-ft2
of limestone around the middle of the terminal’s Today, the terminal is home to the ships Allure of
berth. As a result, the crane barge was set up with the Seas and Symphony of the Seas.
a ‘punch’ - a large steel chisel from the crane that
fractured the limestone. Cashman installed survey
equipment on the crane to improve accuracy and
efficiency of the punch. This innovative method
separated the limestone and made it possible for
WWW.JAYCASHMAN.COM 10By Todd Presson This past fall was busy for Patriot Renewables! continue pursuing. We have also had a number of Hosting over 600 students and guests, we gave evening tours to see the Perseid and Tourid meteor most of them a first-time opportunity to explore an showers, as well as a rare chance to see the Northern operating wind project up close. Our operational Lights (in the direction of Rangeley) at the end of sites in Maine – Saddleback Ridge Wind in last summer. This spring, we look forward to being Carthage; Canton Mountain Wind in Canton; featured guests and judges for the state-wide Kid- Spruce Mountain Wind in Woodstock; and Beaver Wind competition, which will send the winning Ridge Wind in Freedom offered recreational and team of junior engineers to compete nationally at informative events for the general public, as well the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) as formal groups. A successful partnership with annual tradeshow - WINDPOWER Conference and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Exhibition in May. and Maine Science Teachers Association enabled Patriot to become Maine’s educational connection to renewable and wind energy, environmental stewardship, and project development since renewable energy is becoming an increasing part of Maine’s diverse energy economy. Hosting classroom events featuring hands-on lessons that complement grade-appropriate STEM curriculum, our presentations focus on wind turbines, generators, gear ratio, blade design, or renewables on the New England Grid system. University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) and UMaine Extension 4-H partnered with Patriot Renewables to offer a On the operations side, Patriot is expanding. program for 20 middle school students from Hong Our overall portfolio now exceeds 100 MWs (100 Kong. Students designed and built wind turbine million watts). We purchased a controlling interest generators in their classroom, and then followed in a 4-turbine, 8.4 MW wind project in Tiskilwa, up their experience by visiting an operational site Illinois called AgriWind that we are repowering to apply their learning. We have had a continued with new generators later this year. We invested in initiative from UMF, where Geology Professor an 8-turbine, 20 MW wind project in Palm Springs, Doug Reusch has been using our Saddleback Ridge CA called Edom Hills, and we are proceeding with Wind site in Carthage as an extended classroom repowering activities on our Beaver Ridge Wind each semester. His explorative work with students project, which is now in its 11th year of operation(!). has led to scientific publications and geological discoveries that Professor Reusch is excited to 11 CASHMAN INK SPRING/WINTER 2019
By Charles McGann
FAIRBANKS, AK 80’ 9% nickel shell was erected within the outer
In December 2017, Preload Cryogenics, LLC was tank. Inner tank construction was completed in
awarded the design and construction for a 20,000 early February 2019. Work on the suspended
m3 (5.25 million gallons) full containment LNG ceiling and in the annular space (between inner and
storage tank in Fairbanks, AK by Fairbanks Natural outer tanks) is currently ongoing. Topside work will
Gas. The tank is comprised of a precast, prestressed commence in early March and be ready for early
concrete secondary (outer) containment wall stages of commissioning this Spring.
(35.2 m by 27.1 m), a 9% nickel primary (inner)
containment wall (33.3 m by 23.5 m), 9% Ni primary
and secondary floor plates and an ASTM A516 low-
temperature carbon steel dome.
Preload Cryogenics broke ground on January 1,
2018. The work on-site included site clearing,
excavation and replacement of 30,000 yd3 of
unsuitable subgrade to reach stable till (at a depth
of 17’ below grade), installation of active (and
passive) subgrade cooling systems to maintain
existing permafrost conditions and construction of
an at-grade concrete base mat foundation.
The precasting of the secondary wall panels was
performed in Anchorage, AK concurrently with BETHLEHEM, PA
subgrade improvement and foundation construction In December 2018, Preload Cryogenics, LLC was
work. Following the completion of the foundation awarded the design and construction of a precast,
construction work, the secondary wall panels were prestressed concrete secondary (outer) containment
erected via the ‘tilt-up’ method and braced on the wall for a 7,500 m3 (2.0 million gallons) LNG full-
concrete foundation. Circumferential prestressing containment tank (27 m by 19.3 m) in Bethlehem,
of the outer wall was performed throughout the PA. Preload will be serving as a subcontractor to
month of August in preparation of setting the American Tank & Vessel on this project for UGIES.
steel dome roof in-place. The roof (and suspended Site civil work, including clearing and grading, is
aluminum ceiling) was fabricated at-grade adjacent currently on-going. The tank foundation work is
to the tank foundation concurrently with outer wall scheduled to start in June 2019 and secondary
construction and prestressing operations and set wall panels will be erected and circumferentially
in-place on September 12, 2018. prestressed in August/September 2019. Outer wall
construction this summer/early fall will support the
With the outer wall complete and the dome “drying-in” of the tank for subsequent inner tank
secured, the primary containment system including work throughout next winter.
an insulated base, a 9% Nickel floor plate and an
WWW.JAYCASHMAN.COM 12By Mark Quinn
Constantly looking to update our already is anticipated that we will manage the disposal
extensive barge fleet, Sterling Equipment of over 40,000 Tons of material over a 3-month
recently purchased a 240 x 76 x 17’ barge period.
located in Morgan City, LA. The barge is an ex-
heavy lift rig that was used in the Gulf of Mexico. The Quincy, MA yard is designated as a secure
The crane has been removed and the vessel is facility by the United States Coast Guard. As
undergoing transformation to bring it to code a result, it has the capacity to allow foreign-
for ABS All Oceans Classification. The newest flagged vessels to dock and load or offload
addition to the fleet brings great versatility as it cargo. In February, over 100 pieces of cargo
can be used as a deck barge or dredge. from a 650’ ship was offloaded. The larger items
weighed over 60 Tons. Currently, another vessel
In March, we contracted May Ship in Staten is anticipated to dock at the Yard towards the
Island, NY to build a 180 x 60 x 12’ ABS Spud end of March where the cargo, weighing up to
Barge. The barge is unique because of its heavy 30 Tons each, will be offload.
deck loading towards the stern. As a result, the
barge will be capable of handling a 400-Ton This coming summer Sterling will offload several-
Crane on deck. It will be built with (2) 80’ x 36” thousand yards of dredged material at a facility
Square Spuds. Estimated delivery is October in Staten Island, NY for a premier Client. The
2019. Additionally, another 220 x 60 x 12’ ABS Sennebogen 880 Material Handler with a 12-yd3
Spud Barge is to be built in the near future. Bucket will be used to off-load Hopper Barges.
Sterling was recently awarded the removal Safety is of utmost importance at Sterling
and installation of a well-known Marina on the Equipment. As a result, the Team has stepped
Charles River in Cambridge, MA. The new dock up the safety culture to ensure zero incidents
will be delivered to the Quincy Yard where it will happen. All employees are working hand-in-
be loaded onto a barge and transported to the hand with management to better the safety
Marina. A crane barge at the Marina will be used program. The Management Team is very happy
to complete the work. The projected start date with the overall cooperation within the company
is sometime in the Fall of 2019. and would like to thank everyone for their hard
work. We try to educate employees on job-
Another notable project involves the unloading specific tasks while being aware of the hazards
of disposal and demolition materials from the of working in a Marine Environment.
Tappan Zee Bridge, NY, where Sterling will
oversee the project on behalf of the Tappan
Zee Constructors. The material will be barged
to a facility in Bayshore, NJ where it will be
off-loaded and sent to various landfill sites. It
13 CASHMAN INK SPRING/WINTER 2019By Jaclyn Cashman
Kilkea Castle Hotel and Golf Resort had an tourist destination, to our pleasant surprise, with
incredible first year. After the massive renovation many guests coming from America.
and Grand Opening, the Castle nearly broke
even, which is an incredible success for the hotel/ The spa will open late Spring 2019. We will have
hospitality industry. Boasting 35 weddings in 2018 plenty of treatment rooms for facials, massages,
and for 2019 we have over 60 weddings confirmed and space for hair, makeup, and nails.
and will probably pick up another ten for this year
alone. Key dates for 2020 are going fast with 20 It has been great that so many Cashman employees
weddings already booked! have taken the opportunity to visit Kilkea and we
continue to extend that invitation in 2019. We
The event business has been strong as well. We will will probably look to do a special sometime this
hold about 50 events & conferences this year. year when airfares are down, and occupancy is
low. Jay said, “I don’t think of the off season as
bad in Ireland. I spend most of my time in Ireland
during the off season. Horseback riding is good.
Fishing is fun. Crowds are smaller. Airfares are
cheaper. Hunkering down in a pub with the locals
not crowded out by tourists and a fire burning is a
real treat”.
Please email jaclyn.cashman@kilkeacastle.ie if you
would like to visit.
Jay said, “It has been a thrilling year. Stellar!”
Players have been really impressed with the quality
of the golf course. We held our first Pro Am this
past summer. Golf Societies have been another
area of business that we have picked up and local
Memberships are also thriving.
This year we look forward to tripling our overall
business and becoming a world-class hotel with
global recognition. The hotel has become a popular
WWW.JAYCASHMAN.COM 14Innovation: Setting Industry Standards By Aiden Horan & Renae Hatcher Innovation is at the heart of the Cashman Family of Companies, changing the way we operate, plan, design, and build. Having executed some of the most difficult and complex projects, from large-scale marine construction projects to one of the largest remediation dredging projects in U.S. history, innovation is vital to our growth and continued success. In order for an innovative culture to prosper, managers encourage progressive mindsets across all levels of employment, from field personnel to top level management. Aiden Horan, Vice President of Engineering, is the innovation frontrunner for the Cashman Family of Companies. Mr. Horan expresses, “Not only do we utilize innovation to increase our efficiencies and competitiveness within our existing business units, we look to innovation as a tool to explore untapped or emerging markets in an effort to examine new business opportunities.” To date, Cashman has held several companywide innovation seminars that have since resulted in hundreds of manhours of discussion and idea generation. Attendees range from Chairman and CEO to recently hired field personnel. Mr. Horan points out, “The key to the success of innovation within Cashman is due to the determination from the company owner, Jay Cashman. Jay promotes an innovative mindset and culture within the organization and is always open to new approaches 15 CASHMAN INK SPRING/WINTER 2019
“There is a very favorable environment for promoting and entertaining ideas within Cashman, if you enjoy
thinking about things differently or have an idea that you have been exploring for some time, we would love to
hear from you; there is no such thing as a bad idea.” -Aiden Horan, Innovation Frontrunner
and ideas from anyone.” Varying perspectives leads
to the generation of ideas that bolster a commercial
advantage within our core competencies and
beyond.
The Cashman Family of Companies are in various
stages of patenting nine innovations ranging from
new marine technology to industrial breakthroughs
relative to LNG storage tanks. Mr. Horan adds,
“The balance must be struck between being
innovative and staying afloat commercially.” Our
enduring passion to sustain a culture of innovation
has generated everlasting potential for growth and
success. At Cashman, it is our goal to be the best
at everything we do and to remain industry leaders
known for pushing the envelope of possibility and
never settling for the status quo.
WWW.JAYCASHMAN.COM 16Safety & The Cashman Legacy
Dan Schultz, Vice President of EHSQ, recently
participated in the Council for Dredging and
Marine Construction Safety’s meeting to share
Cashman’s approach to safety. His opening
statement: “What we are looking for today in our
company is legacy, not just a history. Legacy will
last and change others” This philosophy is central
to the safety legacy and culture we work hard to
achieve daily. The Cashman Way, blends elements Preventing Injuries & Fatalities
FIELD GUIDE
GRAVITY MOTION
MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL
PRESSURE TEMPERATURE
SOUND CHEMICAL
RADIATION BIOLOGICAL
of a compliance-based systems and behavior-
based approaches building upon each element.
By engaging Cashman leadership and crew to
participate in site visits, walk-throughs, hazard
hunts, hazard recognition and mitigation, near-miss
reporting, keeping stop-work authority important,
and advocating for off-the-job safety we see our
improvements and goal of “Zero” that much more
achievable.
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