Evergreen supplies lumber for Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Ferry Station project

Wading River, NY Evergreen Forest Products, Inc., a direct importer and supplier of sustainable hardwoods, including environmentally-friendly marine lumber and dock piles, decking and shingles, was the supplier of Greenheart Wood for a bulkhead restoration project led by Chesterfield Associates (Westhampton Beach, NY and Westport, ME), a marine construction and engineering firm. The project involved extensive bulkhead repair work to protect the pier which is used by The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Ferry Company.

Greenheart Wood, which Evergreen harvests from forests that are responsibly managed from an environmental, social and economic standpoint. The wood is pest and marine borer resistant and almost completely immune to rot. Additionally, it is highly resistant to fire as evidenced by its Class A Fire Rating.

Evergreen provided 44, 70-ft. long piles for the project which involved an expansion of the docking area for the ferry. As part of the project, sheet steel panels that comprise the bulkhead (i.e., retaining wall protecting the infrastructure below the pier) were replaced. The old sheet pilings were corroding losing their structural integrity. The renovation provided critical repairs and strengthened the bulkhead infrastructure. 

The project was valued at $10 million.