The New Year brings plenty of news to the domestic waterfront; much of that centered around federal organizations – like, for example, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Coast Guard. Continuing that thread, it was WCI President & CEO Mike Toohey who said not too long ago, “Some things are worth the wait and this is certainly true for the FY ’16 Omnibus Appropriations agreement that provides record-level funding for the Corps’ Civil Works mission.” If so, then domestic waterway users have much to be thankful for, especially as the Panama Canal expansion project inches toward completion. Separately, one U.S. port after another trumpets the arrival of “the biggest ship” ever to cross their respective bars. All of that means “dredging.”
