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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 goes to press, infection rates are peaking once again in many states and in other parts of the world. Even as the first two vaccines are being distributed, it is clear that months, at least, remain for some restrictions. Yet despite the coronavirus pandemic and its various economic disruptions, despite a year of noise and alarms on social media and in the political world, the waterways industry faces 2021 with more reasons for optimism than it has for many years. Markets are ready for a rebound, and many have already begun to do so. Industries are poised to meet renewed demand. A new administration is facing pressure to show results on infrastructure after years of studies, promises and inaction. |