Cashman Announces Design Contract to Expand Its Hopper Dredge Fleet
Quincy, MA — Today, Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting Co., LLC of Quincy, Massachusetts, announced the execution of a design contract with IHC America Inc. for a new 6,500 cubic yard trailing suction hopper dredge. The new vessel will complement Cashman Dredging’s current fleet of specialized dredging equipment and will primarily service the coastal protection and navigation maintenance markets when it enters service in 2024.
“Innovation has always been a…
DCA Praises WRDA 2020 and Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Reform
On December 22, 2020, the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) praised congressional passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 as part of the FY 2021 omnibus spending bill and urged President Trump to sign it into law. DCA’s CEO & Executive Director Richard Balzano made the following statement in support of WRDA’s passage:
“For the first time WRDA will open the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) for its…
Richard Balzano Becomes New DCA CEO and Executive Director
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), the national trade association whose members are leading providers of dredging services for navigation, coastal protection, environmental restoration and shoreline resilience in the United States, announced on December 11, 2020, that Richard A. Balzano has been named Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
For more than 30 years Mr. Balzano has served the maritime trades in both the private and U.S government sectors. He…