Over the course of my career, I have found the marine construction and dredging industries to be rewarding, challenging, and continually changing. Our projects are unique, engaging project teams to create and build the best solution. I believe these characteristics of our business draw many people to our work—often for their entire careers. The longevity and seasoned experience of our staff and crews are so important to our continued success. We celebrate key employment milestones in each issue of the Navigator because we want to acknowledge these important anniversaries and recognize our employees for their dedication and commitment to our company. The list of employees meeting their five-year milestones and seeing those past 30 years with Manson is impressive and indicative of our experienced workforce.
Our company thrives on the most challenging projects—those that demand the highest professionalism from our crews and the use of specialized marine equipment. Success on these projects hinges on our ability to assess and overcome risk, allocate the right resources, plan meticulously, and execute the work safely to meet our clients’ expectations. Our staff and crews consistently rise to these challenges, and it’s gratifying to see them receive well-deserved industry recognition for their efforts. In this edition, we celebrate the career achievements of Dave Nielson, who was honored with the 2024 Golden Beaver Award in Supervision, one of the most prestigious accolades in the Heavy Civil industry. We also acknowledge several other individuals and project teams for their recent industry awards—further demonstrating our company’s ability to overcome challenges and deliver exceptional results.
Our projects are not just challenging, but the work we do is significant and makes a tangible difference in people’s lives. From building marine facilities and transportation infrastructure to decommissioning offshore structures, creating environmental habitats, restoring beaches, and maintaining navigational waterways, our core business activities not only support the needs of our clients, but also contribute significant value to our communities. This issue of the Navigator showcases the crucial work of the BAYPORT hopper dredge crew—restoring beaches in Southern California and maintaining waterways on the West Coast. It also features articles on our reconfiguration of the Seal Beach harbor and work we have performed in the Pacific Islands over many years—all examples of the vital role our company plays across our geographic footprint.
I hope you enjoy this issue of the Manson Navigator.
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