WATER-BASED LOGISTICS PROVISION
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Continental Operation With the logistics industry vital to the operation of projects across North America, we speak to the Carver Companies team about providing water-based logistics solutions throughout the region Writer: Marcus Kääpä Project Manager: Tom Cullum
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ogistics is key to the successful operation of companies and sectors nationally, regionally and internationally. This fact is reinforced historically as much as it is to this day. We can compare the success of armies and conquests thanks to well thought out and efficient supply chains. Thoughts of the Romans spring to mind, and their highly efficient goods transport allowing them to conquer territory at
a rapid pace with well organized and freshly supplied soldiers leading their frontier. At the same time, we can look to the necessity of logistics through the challenges of business’ adaptability over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially its major impact during 2020. In the present, COVID19 has shown the world how vital logistical operations are to the overall fluidity and success of companies
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with the likes of Amazon in a prime position and being able to answer the demand for delivered goods while government-imposed lockdowns forced the high street to cease temporarily. North American logistics becomes a paramount aspect of smooth operation across the continent, be it by land or sea. Currently, with increasing regulations for land-based trucking transport, various forms of water logistics are becoming recognized as a cheaper mode of freight. Inland water transport, via barges for example, are growing in popularity due to the nature of water transport avoiding the urban congestion usually found with trucking transport and increasing the cost-effectiveness of moving cargo. Carver Companies specializes in three key areas of operation: transportation logistics including maritime and by land, construction and aggregates. With approximately 600 employees 6 | North America Outlook issue 03
covering four different states and Canada, Carver operates around fifty barges, nine tugboats, over 100 trucks and provides a quality and efficient service for customers who wish to move cargo. “We’re a one-stop shop company, and we believe our philosophy is to give a cradle-to-grave business opportunity to our clients,” says Stephen Kelly, President of Sales and Business Development at Carver Companies. “We can solve all their logistic problems and that’s what makes us as a special; that’s how we’ve grown so quickly in the last decade.” The owner of family-run Carver Companies, Carver Laraway began in the construction industry with a focus on heavy municipal work. After learning of the availability of New York States last running brick plant, Carver purchased it, with plans to renovate and modernize. Two years later his vision shifted to a deep water Port. Carver Laraway, Owner
CARVER COMPANIES “Seven years later we received approval for the operation of a private port,” Laraway explains. “We became a service for a lot of customers as there was a great need for private ports.” For over 30 years, Carver Companies’ fundamental belief has been to provide unparalleled service all while maintaining its values of honesty and integrity both on land and sea. Carver prides itself on its unmatched logistics services and superior products to its customers, partners and tenants. The company works hard to inspire its diverse, wellrounded workforce and management team to always perform at the highest levels of safety and professionalism.
“THE PIONEER OF INTEGRATIVE SOLUTIONS ON LAND AND SEA” Carver Companies has a longterm vision of growth that will transform the way its clients respond to challenges. Carver becomes a business partner in comprehensive project management. The company provides resources unlike any other organization, and in turn can respond quickly to its client’s needs, no matter how unique. This swift, professional and adaptable ability to respond to individual client needs is showcased
CARVER CONSTRUCTION Founded in 1989, Carver Construction was the first in the family of Carver Companies. Originally a single crew digging cellars, Carver Construction quickly diversified into all types of developmental site work. Today, we continue with our site work and cellar excavation roots; and have expanded to meet many other needs in the construction industry, including sewer, water and storm line construction and repair, roads and subdivisions, excavation and earthmoving and much more. Carver has more than: - 30 years in the industry - 130 years of management experience - 2,000 pcs of equipment Services include: - Marine construction - Water, sewer, storm line construction and repairs - Earthmoving - Clearing, grubbing and erosion control
Clemente Latham Concrete Established in the 1930’s, Clemente Latham Concrete quickly became the premier Ready Mix Concrete producer in the Upstate New York region. The company has supplied material for some of the largest projects in New York State, including the NYS Capitol Plaza. Acquired by Oldcastle Materials (now CRH Americas Materials) in 1993, Clemente Latham Concrete became a division of another renowned materials producer in the area, Callanan Industries, Inc. Callanan Industries Inc, is a leading supplier of paving materials and construction services in New York State. Founded in 1883, Callanan provides a complete range of highquality aggregates, asphalt paving, and ready-mix concrete products to every sector of the construction industry, including DOT, commercial, and residential projects. With a corporate office located in Albany, NY, Callanan has approximately 500 employees at its locations across New York State and is able to provide construction services and materials for projects of any size. Callanan was acquired by CRH in 1985. With a strong set of core values, the company is dedicated to building stronger communities by putting safety first, acting with integrity, and supporting the people and organizations in its operating regions. With a team of experts that truly understand their customer’s needs, Clemente Latham Concrete and Callanan Industries continue to provide world class customer service and top tier products to their customers.
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in the company’s range of past and present projects. Pier 55 was one large-scale project during which Carver Companies aided in the construction and logistical efforts. The project itself is called Little Island; a public park that is designed to provide a one-of-a-kind relationship between nature and art. Made up of individual pieces, or ‘tulip pots’ of artificial land each standing on its own reinforced pile, Little Island is a unique construction project that will stand in above the water over Pier 55, and Carver is one of the collaborative teams helping bring the park to life. Made up of delicate and tricky precast pieces and requiring on-site welding and to be shipped a substantial distance, Carver provided professional barge transportation from upstate New York all the way down to New York City. “Here the pieces were transported via our trucks to our port facility,” Kelly elaborates. “It was then assembled by 10 | North America Outlook issue 03
our highly trained and skilled welders who specialized in stainless steel welding. Once complete, the pieces were floated via barge down into New York City to Pier 55 where it was offloaded by crane and installed.” The Tappan Zee Bridge, now named the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, is another one of many examples displaying the skill and capacity of Carver Companies. The company is currently looking at providing services for offshore wind. These projects can take advantage of a 900-ton marine travel lift on site to help load offshore wind components to barges transported via water to the lease sites; loads that land-based transport such as rail would not be able to handle. The smooth and efficient operation that Carver provides its customers saves both time and money during necessary logistical periods of project development. In this way, Carver Companies identifies itself as a unique and multi-purpose business designed to provide specific
“MADE UP OF DELICATE AND TRICKY PRECAST PIECES AND REQUIRING ON-SITE WELDING AND TO BE SHIPPED A SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE, CARVER PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL BARGE TRANSPORTATION FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NEW YORK CITY”
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Mammoet The ever-increasing size of turbine and foundation components within the USA offshore wind industry has significantly impacted the heavy lifting, loading, transportation, and installation of offshore wind turbines. Before fabrication of the components has begun, our engineers can advise on their design, ensuring that anchor points on the objects are compatible with the frames and transportation methods used to move them. These large and heavy parts often push the limits of domestic ports. With Mammoet’s abnormal load expertise, we can help clients find the most suitable ports, overcome bottlenecks, and comply with local regulations while finding significant efficiencies.
“WE KNOW THAT SAFETY LEADS THE WAY, RESULTING IN A SAFE DAY, A SAFE TOMORROW, A SAFE YEAR, AND A SAFE CAREER” solutions to each and every customer they collaborate with. “I like to see the company as an industrial park on the water,” Laraway tells us proudly. “Customers can bring in goods from overseas and we export and find methods of transport for such goods, providing clients services from approximately four different points in the US, and another in Canada.” And ingrained into each aspect of operation is the core mission to maintain the safety and wellbeing of all employees involved. Carver’s commitment to safety defines the company. It strives to 12 | North America Outlook issue 03
instil safety awareness among its employees, subcontractors, tenants, and surrounding community. Carver is committed to maintaining a safety program that actively involves all employees in identifying, preventing, and correcting workplace safety issues, and through effective training programs including classroom training, virtual, hands-on, and simulation training, Carver is able to provide the most reliable and safe services to its customers. The company’s belief is that all injuries can be prevented, and that the responsibility for company-wide safety begins with the individual. Of those programs, the classroombased training sees company Safety Managers perform daily and weekly safety meetings prior to work shifts and yearly safety courses making use of the best management practices. The virtual training involves a Carver employee portal with training videos for the continuation of education and refresher courses when needed.
A prime example is a relationship between the Port of Coeymans and Mammoet. Together, we demonstrate the port’s strategic advantages while utilizing the local workforce and allowing the end client to have access to our expertise and largest pool of heavy-lift and transport equipment in the race to even larger turbines. Mammoet provides solutions to any heavy lifting or transport challenge. We have a unique global network and an unparalleled fleet of equipment. Mammoet USA is a subsidiary of Mammoet and has over 30 years of experience in the USA. Mammoet has over 1500 local employees in North America and a central office South of Houston in Rosharon, TX as well as supporting offices not only in North America but also across the globe. In addition, Mammoet also has a yard facility in Coeymans, NY, and a regional branch office in the North East in New Jersey.
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CARVER MARITIME Carver Maritime crosses various divisions across the company. Carver quickly developed into strategic port locations known for its shipping and warehouse storage operations along the entire east coast specifically in New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina and Florida. With deep-water piers for loading and offloading ships and barges and large warehousing and laydown space, Carver Maritime is rapidly becoming prominent industrial parks on the water. Carver Maritime Charleston has: - Dry dock capability - Over 240,000 square feet under one roof - Dual served rail 20-acre marine terminal
The hands-on training is on-site and includes employees performing water rescue training, crane safety training, and confined space training, all the while Carver is aiming to provide its employees with simulated training in the form of the new Vortex Advantage Immerse Training simulator. This will allow its employees to train on loaders, cranes and ship cranes, excavators, bulldozer, haul trucks, and other pieces of industry equipment to best reinforce each individual’s safety knowledge and know-how. In the business of providing such quality and efficient services Carver’s supply chain becomes a critical element. With a promise to its customers of handling processes from the start to end, Carver ensures that working alongside the correct business partners is a key aspect of its operation. “We make sure to promise that we can meet the needs of our customers,” 14 | North America Outlook issue 03
Services include: - Stevedoring - Terminal handling - Warehousing - Tug and barge - Cargo types handled - Staging area with indoor/outdoor storage - Bulk storage - Specialised equipment rentals - Ship and barge repair - Property rentals - Dredging - Recycling - Port-to-port services - Transporting/trucking - Foreign trade zone availability
Cason Transport Over the course of 30 years, Cason Transport, LLC has had the privilege of a close partnership with the Carver Companies. We have provided a level of customer service and reliable support that we are proud of. We have been fortunate to benefit from the numerous business ventures The Carver Companies have embarked on. These ventures (both domestic and international) have fostered invaluable economic growth within neighborhoods and communities. We are excited to continue our relationship with the Carver Companies as one of their most trusted transportation and logistical resources.
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North American Packaging LLC is located at the Coeymans Industrial Park across from the Port of Coeymans. NAP utilizes horizontal form, fill and seal bagging machines. Our filling capabilities include poly bags, pails and bulk totes. Inline automated liquid and dry blending is available. Palletizing is accomplished by high-speed Fuji EC-201 robots. Order fulfilment services.
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North American Packaging LLC is located at the Coeymans Industrial Park across from the Port of Coeymans. NAP utilizes horizontal form, fill and seal bagging machines. Our filling capabilities include poly bags, pails and bulk totes. Inline automated liquid and dry blending is available. Palletizing is accomplished by high-speed Fuji EC-201 robots.
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CARVER SAND AND GRAVEL In 1996, Carver Sand and Gravel was established to form a natural transition between product and service. We started with a small sand and gravel pit, purchased a rock quarry and our customeroriented company launched into the Aggregate Industrial Business we are today. Over the next several years Carver Sand and Gravel has grown by obtaining additional quarries, sandpits, blacktop plants and a fleet of trucks to keep it all moving. The newest addition to the sand and gravel family is a granite quarry in New Brunswick, Canada. Carver’s Sand and Gravel division includes: - 15 locations serving two coasts (Atlantic and Gulf) - Over 100 trucks available for deliveries - Products approved by D.O.T. in NY, MA, SC & FL CARVER PRODUCTS Crushed Stone: - Fine - Quarter inch to four-inch stone - Crusher run - Riprap Sand and gravel: - Fine - Coarse - Base coarse Specialty: - Fine - Coarse
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Kelly tells us. “From equipment companies to trucking companies and manufacturers, we have exceptionally good industry partners and vendors that help us achieve the best outcomes for all involved.” On top of this, Carver’s employees are vital to the success of the business. “Most people don’t call us with an answer they call us with a problem, and we’ve trained our staff to look at all requests as an opportunity to showcase what we can do,” Laraway affirms. “Organization and commitment are key, and we also ensure to recognize our employees’ efforts by promoting from within where we can. As most of our staff are boots-on-the-ground workers leadership skill is more than just office management. On-site leadership and professional and experienced individuals fuel our operations, and alongside our dedicated sales team Carver provides and achieves the quality level of work shown in our past projects across the board.”
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With its people at the heart of company operations Carver makes sure to incorporate the local community in what they do. The company is family-owned and run, and so people and communities become an integral part to the nature of Carver and where it operates. Sydney Kane, Marketing and Branding Specialist at the company, elaborates. “Carver strives to help out the local community in any way it can,” she tells us. “We have hosted a holiday toy donation drive in which toys are donated to the local communities including children’s hospitals. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is also a core part of our company values and we mark this by doing things such as wearing pink shirts on Fridays, and on top of this we collaborate with many other local businesses to host community events and outreach programs across each of our locations.” On top of this Carver makes
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sure that its operations remain environmentally compliant in all aspects. For employees, tenants and subcontractors, it is imperative for Carver that they comply with governmental rules, regulations, and permit requirements, as well as conducting operations in a way that is protective of the environment by reusing and recycling materials, minimizing waste and assisting company customers to efficiently achieve environmental business goals. These efforts include maintaining the necessary permits for operation as well as enveloping community responsibility. Carver has established a Safety Director to provide expertise, guidance, and resources to its employees due to the company operating across multiple highly regulated and specialized industries. The company’s employees are expected to understand and comply with all laws and regulations, to seek guidance for any questions or
concerns, and to report any known or suspected non-compliance condition. Moving forward into the rest of the year and beyond, Carver has its sight set on the in-house development of its employees. The company is looking to build a training center with the capacity of 500 individuals, and on top of this is looking into providing training certifications with which to certify external client businesses in the sector. With flexible and professional services at its disposal, it is worth keeping an eye on Carver Companies and its logistics solutions.
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