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MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. BUILDING A NEW KIND OF HOPPER DREDGE
MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
WE LEARN HOW MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. IS CHANNELLING ITS VALUES INTO
THE CONSTRUCTION OF ITS LARGEST, MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART HOPPER DREDGE YET.
BUILDING A
NEW KIND OF
HOPPER DREDGE
PROJECT MANAGED BY: TIM GARWOOD
Manson Construction Co. (Manson) reliable, ethical and safe. Our by combustion-engines can
equipment is specialised, now be also driven by electric
is one of the leading dredging and
highly sophisticated, well- motors, and even plugged into
marine construction contractors maintained and compliant with shore power using large cables.
in the USA. Manson is known all regulations.”
for its waterfront work building “Our equipment fleet is A RARE BREED OF TALENT
bridges, ferry landings, wharves highly developed for the very While the quality of Manson’s
and piers, but its other core service specialised marine construction equipment is inarguable, Schorr
and dredging markets,” agrees insists that it’s the company’s
is dredging, which makes up about
John Holmes, President of people who are its most
half of the company’s business and Manson Construction Co. “Most important asset.
includes clamshell, hydraulic and of our equipment, which is “The risks we have in our
hopper dredging. After 116 years, uniquely designed and custom- industry mean it’s important to
Manson remains as one of the top built, has evolved through many have long-term experienced
three dredging contractors in the years of collaboration between people not just in management
our operations and in-house but among our craftsmen and
USA. The construction and dredging
engineering teams.” engineers to do the work safely
firm also provides offshore oil and In its mission to provide and cost-effectively,” Schorr
gas industry support, with a fleet the most modern and well- explains.
that includes derrick barges with maintained equipment fleet, Of course, finding those
lift capacities up to 1,000 tonnes for Manson is also incorporating people is a challenge, especially
marine heavy lifting. technologies that are in given the unique demands of
I
line with the most stringent Manson’s workplaces on its
ndeed, Manson’s top-of-the- environmental standards. This crews.
line equipment and vessels is partly driven by the fact that, “It starts with understanding
have proved to be the among other locations, Manson what we need and – for us – that
bedrock of its reputation. operates in California, a state can vary by market type. Our
“Manson has earned a great with some of the strictest air dredge crews often work non-
reputation over the years,” quality requirements in the stop around the year, sleeping
says Henry Schorr, Manson world. Older engines are now and working aboard the vessels
Construction Co. Vice President. being replaced by clean- while construction crews have
“It takes a long time to earn that burning and more efficient varying and less predictable, but
and we will do everything we power plants. Drive units that still demanding work schedules,”
can to maintain it by staying were once powered solely says Jeff Arviso, Manson Senior
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MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
World-Class Shipyard
Located in
Brownsville,
Texas, Keppel
AmFELS is one of the
most established shipyards
in the U.S. We have a wealth of
experience and strong track record
in providing a wide range of solutions,
including to the marine and renewable sector.
As part of Keppel Offshore & Marine, we can
harness the group’s strengths in providing end-to-end
solutions to meet the needs of our customers.
20000 State Highway 48, Brownsville, Texas 78521-8910, USA | T: +1 (956) 831-8220
www.keppelamfels.com
Vice-President & Chief Engineer. In fact, Manson is a family- Part of that atmosphere
“Regardless of whether you’re founded business. “Our comes from the ownership
KEPPEL AMFELS talking construction or dredging, heritage is built on that but structure of the company, which
our work requires our teams to as we continue to grow and transitioned to an Employee
Keppel AmFELS is bustling with activity with several new and diverse projects.
go to where the work is. In turn, become a larger organisation Stock Ownership Plan in 2012.
The yard has boosted its ship building expertise by upgrading its capabilities and
enhancing productivity to be able to build a wide range of complex vessels. Keppel it’s very important that we be the challenge will be in how Arviso explains, “We’re an
AmFELS is in the prime position to undertake engineering, procurement, and transparent in this demand when to maintain a more family- employee-owned company.
construction of specialized vessels for the Jones Act Market. we hire.” style atmosphere which can be For those eligible employees
Because Manson understands attractive to a lot of people,” — almost all of our staff —
Two 2,525 TEU containerships are being constructed for Pasha Hawaii and will be the demands it places on its Arviso says. we like to think that we’re
ready to run completely on LNG on day one of service. These containerships will people, it also takes its duty of investing in our own company,
dramatically reduce the environmental impact with increased fuel efficiency. Upon care towards them exceptionally providing an opportunity for
completion, both LNG-fueled Ohana Class containerships will join Pasha Hawaii’s seriously.
“MOST OF OUR those employees to have
EQUIPMENT, WHICH
fleet providing service to the Hawaii/Mainland trade lane. “We recognise the ownership in the company
commitment we require from and a stake in the company’s
IS UNIQUELY
Another ongoing project is the construction of the first offshore wind turbine our field teams, and our mission success.”
installation vessel (WTIV) in the U.S. for Dominion Energy. The construction of this for management is to provide
WTIV will provide significant American jobs and provide a reliable U.S. installation
solution with capacity to handle the next generation of large-scale turbine
reasonable work rotations and
have the proper staff to do DESIGNED AND THINKING BIG
To ensure their capabilities
technologies. This will better enable the offshore wind industry to bring clean,
renewable energy to customers in the United States.
that,” Arviso points out. “We
CUSTOM-BUILT, expand to keep up with demand,
HAS EVOLVED THROUGH
also want to make sure they Manson recently announced
have a good work-life balance the construction of a 15,000
Manson Construction Co. has chosen Keppel AmFELS to build the largest self-
MANY YEARS OF
with all the right resources and cubic yard hopper dredge with
propelled U.S. Hopper Dredge that will support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Keppel AmFELS, designed in
that they are fairly rewarded for
COLLABORATION
mission of keeping the marine transportation highway open through the United
those efforts.” collaboration with Hockema
States. When completed, the dredge will have a hopper capacity of 15,000 cubic
Holmes adds, “Our culture is Group.
BETWEEN OUR
yards and will operate primarily in the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast of the United
best summarised by our core Named the FREDERICK PAUP,
States.
OPERATIONS & IN-HOUSE
values, and the first of those is after the company’s Chairman,
www.keppelamfels.com that we take care of our people. the hopper dredge will be
ENGINEERING TEAMS.”
They are committed to Manson constructed at Keppel AmFELS’
and we treat them like family.” facility in Brownsville, Texas. It is
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MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO. MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
expected to be fully operational
by Spring 2023 and when
PAUP project. “This required
us to go to tier 4 engines with “WE WANT TO BE OUT
completed will be the largest certain emission requirements
IN FRONT OF OUR
INDUSTRY ESTABLISHING
US-flagged hopper dredge. to meet. We’ve gone with a
Currently, Manson operates diesel/electric hybrid design
TRENDS, SO WE WILL
the GLENN EDWARDS dredge instead of straight drive diesel.
which now holds the title for the The vessel is roughly the same
largest, self-propelled trailing
suction hopper dredge in the
size but with internal piping
instead of on-deck piping and CONTINUE TO INVEST IN NEW
United States. a much larger engine room
TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE
WE HAVE THE MOST ADVANCED
“The GLENN EDWARDS was to accommodate the larger
our starting point in designing engine.”
AND EFFICIENT FLEET AND
this new dredge. We took that, The larger engine and
reviewed it, learned lessons additional environmental
and made adjustments to keep
employees safer, modifying
protections have created
challenges during the design SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.”
the designs for environmental of the hopper as all the
regulations,” says Schorr, who components needed to fit within
is overseeing the FREDERICK the ship’s hull.
“With a hopper dredge, you As the largest investment
want to carry as much sand Manson has ever undertaken,
volume and tonnage capacity as it’s emblematic of the way the
possible, so we had to expand company works.
the hull itself as it has additional “It speaks for itself that the
machinery we didn’t have in the company is willing to step out
previous build,” Schorr says. and invest this kind of money,”
“We went through a number of Schorr points out.
iterations in the design to make The FREDERICK PAUP is
it more streamlined and get arriving during a critical time
more efficiency in a hull of this for Manson, as the company is
size to meet the requirements in the process of recharging its
we wanted.” brand and key processes.
To carry a project like this “We explored our rich history,
out successfully required a our cultural values, and asked
great deal of planning, but also, ourselves — ‘What is Manson
Schorr insists, it is essential to Construction Co. today?’ We
bring the on-the-ground staff in worked hard to define that, which
at the earliest stage possible. resulted in the recent launch
“It’s so important you put of our new brand messaging to
together a good plan and then prepare us for the future,” Arviso
vet at a high level with engineers tells us. “We want to be out in
to ensure that it’s feasible and front of our industry establishing
safe,” Schorr says. “You need to trends, so we will continue to
be getting input from the people invest in new technologies
who will actually operate the to ensure we have the most
ship, not at the last minute, but advanced and efficient fleet and
throughout the process.” support equipment.”
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