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Navigation Program Support

Why EcoLogix Group was engaged:

A seaport client requested an investigation of port improvements being pursued by a competing port to determine any potential impacts on jointly used dredged material placement sites.

How EcoLogix Group Responded:

Using its knowledge of publicly available information, EcoLogix Group researched and analyzed the proposed improvements and decision documents to ascertain the construction and maintenance dredging requirements for the proposed improvements, proposed dredged material placement sites, and summarized the dredging and placement needs to determine whether the proposed improvements would have significant adverse impacts on the client’s future dredging requirements.

Outcome:     

The client is now fully informed on potential risks and mutual opportunities associated with a competing port’s improvement projects..

LEAD:    

Jeffrey McKee

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Corps of Engineers Navigation Funding Process Expert

Jeffrey McKee

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Widely recognized as an advocate for seaport navigation needs, Jeffrey McKee recently joined EcoLogix Group, having retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Headquarters, where he served as the chief of the Navigation Branch and manager of the Navigation Business Line.

Prior to joining USACE Headquarters, Jeff served as the chief of the Deep-Draft Navigation Section and as the Dredging Program Manager in the Baltimore District, where he was responsible for all engineering and design, construction, and operation and maintenance of the Baltimore Harbor and Channels Project and construction management of the Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project.