Misener crews complete Morton Salt project three weeks ahead of schedule
A Misener crew drives pile at the Morton Salt facility on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas. A newly installed span shows in the background.
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"This was a good job for Misener," says project manager Jay Clemmons. "We completely met the clients needs by building in components that didn't interrupt their salt loading facilities." Of course, Morton Salt was also pleased that the $2.3 million project was completed three weeks ahead of schedule.
The design-build project improved Morton Salt's Offshore Salt Loading Facility at Great Inagua Island. This extremely remote site is located in the Bahamas.
Completed on May 14th, the work included removing the existing fender system and replacing it with an upgraded system capable of berthing ships up to 65,000 tons. Misener crews also improved the salt conveyor system and other parts of the facility.
Steve Walton, chief engineer, directed the design of the project in-house. With components prefabricated at Misener's Tampa yard, crews were able to spend a minimum amount of time on site. Two barges were loaded with all materials and equipment and towed to the site by Misener's tug, "Bayou Brave," captained by Robert Peel. Superintendent Bob Havlick, foreman Terry Conyers and a multiskilled crew of six performed all of the on-site work in four weeks.
Headquartered in Chicago, Morton Salt maintains several large facilities which evaporate salt from the ocean. They ship world wide, but the Inagua site sends much of its product to the northeastern United States for de-icing roads in the winter.
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