Cashman Dredging history

Established in 1887, the Back Bay Fens contains ~100 acres of land for public use.

Lincoln Power Station, built on tidal fill and supported by 1,200 wooden pilings, went into operation in 1901.

The Galen Street Bridge is a five-lane traffic bridge over the Charles River in Watertown, MA, that carries MA State Route 16 and Galen Street. It was built in 1907 by Stuart & Son of Newton, MA, from granite obtained at Deer Isle, Maine, by Patrick Maguire of Milton.

In 1913, John Cashman, Jay M. Cashman’s great-granduncle, and his contracting company John Cashman & Sons won the bid to repair the seawall at Fort Heath.

Built in 1914, the coal supply was known as “Quincy’s only modern equipped coal pocket.” More than 60 years later, Jay M. Cashman was awarded a project to demolish one of Boston’s coal pockets at Burroughs Wharf.

John’s eldest son, James E. Cashman, replaced his late father as treasurer and continued to run the company until his own premature death in 1931.

In the photograph stands William’s wife Alice in front of the real estate office, circa 1948.

The job, which was completed in October 1963, was valued at $330,000.

In 1977, J.M. Cashman purchased their first crane and barge to complete their work on the Galen Street Bridge.

In March of 1980, a ship crashed into submerged rocks and then into the outer dolphins of the Oak Bluffs slip, causing further serious damage to the boat and the pier.

After a decline in the shipbuilding industry, it was acquired by Massport in 1985.

In 1991, after almost a decade of planning, construction began on Boston's Central Artery / Tunnel (CA/T) Project, in order to remove an elevated highway and create a tunnel system below the city.

When the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project began in Boston in 1992, some of the project's excavated dirt and clay was used to resurface the island.

Sterling Equipment Inc., an East Coast rental company incorporated in 1995, provides equipment rentals to the construction industry.

In 2001, CASHMAN received the prestigious NOVA Award for "Innovation in Construction" from the Construction Innovation Forum.

In 2003, CASHMAN DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC, a member of the CASHMAN Family of Companies, was formed to focus more closely on the dredging industry.

In 2004, St Paul, one of the world's largest Surety companies enlisted the help of Jay M. Cashman and his team of industry experts to take over more than $1 Billion of construction projects underway with struggling high-profile contractor, Modern Continental.

CASHMAN partnered with Testa to demolish two bridges that crossed the Cooper River in Charleston, SC. After the opening of the Ravenal Bridge in 2005, the Grace and Pearman bridges were set to be demolished.

Cashman founded CASHMAN DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC in 2006.

In July 2008, GE awarded CASHMAN DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC a contract to perform the first year of dredging.

In the winter of 2011, CASHMAN's trailing suction hopper dredge Atchafalaya re-nourished the beach in Longboat Key.

Pyatt led Jay Cashman, Inc. to achieve unprecedented growth from $15 million in annual revenue, when he began, to over $400 million in revenue for 2012, achieving more than 30% year-over-year growth.

In October 2013, CASHMAN's dredge Dale Pyatt took its maiden voyage.

The final piece by the rotary leading to the Fore River Bridge was purchased in 2015.

Planners started installing utilities by late summer 2016.

As of March 13, 2019, over 3.8 million yd3 has been dredged by CASHMAN's Dale Pyatt, FJ Belesimo, and Captain AJ Fournier; in conjunction with Dutra’s Paula Lee.