The March 23 meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) in Green Bay, Wis., highlighted the growth in demand for dredging services due to passage of… Read More
Richard Balzano
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) will hold its Midwest Chapter meeting March 22–24 at the Hyatt Regency in Green Bay, Wis. The event will kick off with a “Dredging 101… Read More
Richard Balzano is the CEO and executive director of the Dredging Contractors of America. He has served the maritime trades in both the private and government sectors for more than… Read More
Navigation needs, including how to use limited dollars to maintain channel dimensions and infrastructure, were some of the issues highlighted at the recently concluded National Waterways Conference annual meeting. The… Read More
By Richard Balzano Congress recently made a major, if little noticed, new investment in American infrastructure. As part of the year-end budget deal, lawmakers released $10 billion that had been… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden has signed a “Made in America” executive order reiterating his strong support for the Jones Act, American vessels and U.S. ports. Echoing a theme from his… Read More
After almost a year into the most devastating pandemic in modern times, the internet is swarming with memes about the year 2020 and how bad it’s been. As this issue… Read More
While COVID-19 proved the dominant newsmaker for much of 2020, a steady stream of dredging and waterway announcements during the year will, hopefully, have a much more enduring—and endearing—impact on… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Deputy Maritime Administrator Richard Balzano, conceding even he did not know key details of the Trump administration’s infrastructure initiative, laid out markers the maritime industry must meet to participate,… Read More
