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Harbors and Navigation Committee Meeting Attendees, Port of Mobile, April 2019
Committee Mission
Identify, understand and resolve waterside maritime infrastructure issues for safe, sustainable and efficient movement of freight to and from the global marketplace. Address legislation, policy and process-level issues of studies, regulatory actions, construction, operation and maintenance of navigation channels including dredging, dredged material placement and technology developments.
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Recent Meetings
2023
H&N Committee Meeting – March 27, 2023
Presentations
- NOAA Habitat Conservation Calculator – Dena Horton, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
- Corps Coastal Navigation Update – Paul Clouse, Deputy Chief of Navigation, Corps of Engineers, HQ
- Corps Planning and Policy Update – Eric Bush, Chief of Planning and Policy, Corps of Engineers, HQ
- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material – Kate Skelton, Coastal Navigation PM, Corps of Engineers, HQ
2022
H&N Committee Fall Meeting – November 9-10, 2022
Presentations
- Corps Coastal Navigation Operations Update – Tiffany Burroughs, Chief of Navigation, Corps of Engineers, HQ
- Corps Planning and Policy Update – Eric Bush, Chief of Planning and Policy, Corps of Engineers, HQ
- Research Applications for Improving Navigation – Dr. Ned Mitchell, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
- National Sediment Placement Framework – Dr. Marin Kress, ERDC
- SandSnap: Amassing a Nationwide Beach Grain Size Database – Dr. Brian McFall, ERDC
- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material – Kate Skelton, Coastal Navigation PM, Corps of Engineers, HQ
- Offshore Wind Perspectives – John Regan, New Bedford Port Authority
2021
H&N Committee Meeting – November 30-December 2, 2021 – Virtual Meeting
Presentations
2020
H&N and QPI Meeting - November 17-19, 2020 - Webinar Series
Presentations
H&N Committee Meeting – March 30-April 1, 2020 – Webinar Series
Presentations
- AAPA Legislation Update - Jim Walker, AAPA
- USACE Regulatory Update - Tori White, Corps
- Section 203 of WRDA 1986 - Amy Frantz, Corps
- Corps HQ Navigation Program - Mike Ott, Corps
- Port Statistical Area - Justin Pummell, Corps
- New R&D Themes - Eddie Wiggins, Corps
- Cost Impacts of Draft Restrictions - Ned Mitchell, Corps
- Stakeholder Involved Planning - Frank Hamons, GBA, Inc.
- QPI Update - Kit Chope, Port of Virginia
- AAPA WRDA Requests - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Hamilton Wetland Creation Update - Ellen Johnck, Ellen Joslin Johnck Consulting
- Blair Waterway Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials - Dan Berlin, Anchor QEA
2019
H&N Committee Meeting – October 2-3, 2019 – Baltimore, MD
Presentations
- AAPA Overview - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Asset Management Program Overview - Peter Dodgion, Corps
- Navigation Assets, O&M 20/20 - Dylan Davis, Corps
- Coastal Structures - Brandan Scully, Corps
- MITAG Ship Simulations - Glen Paine, Corps
- HQ Navigation Topics - Tom Smith, Corps
- MS River Dredging Approach - Joe Hrametz, Corps
- AAPA HMT Legislation Update - Susan Monteverde, AAPA
- Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council - Amber Levofsky, GAO
- Port Funded Regulatory Support, Sec. 214 - Richard Ruchhoeft, Port of Houston and Ryan McFarland, Port of Seattle
- QPI Update - Kit Chope, Port of Virginia
- AAPA WRDA Requests - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Dredging Cost Impacts - Bill Hanson, Corps
- Research and Development Update - Eddie Wiggins, Corps
- Corps Research on Resiliency - Katherine Chambers, Corps
H&N Committee Meeting – April 8-9, 2019 – Mobile, AL
Presentations
2018
H&N Committee Meeting – September 27-28, 2018 – Arlington, VA
Presentations
- Corps Update – Amy Frantz, Corps
- DDNPCX Update – Eric Bush, Corps
- Congressional Perspectives on WRDA, Appropriations and Infrastructure – Jim Walker, AAPA
- NOAA Update – Richard Edwing, NOAA
- Safeguarding the U.S. Marine Transportation System – Michael Emerson, USCG
- MARAD Initiatives – Lauren Brand, MARAD
- QPI Overview – Bob Musser, Port Canaveral
- Corps Operations and Regulatory Perspectives – Thomas Smith, Corps
- Navigation Dredging – Thomas Smith and Rick Granados, Corps
- Dredging Contractor Investment Plans – William Doyle, DCA
- Corps Hopper Dredge Minimum Fleet Discussion – Jim Walker, AAPA
- HMT Agreement – Susan Monteverde, AAPA
- Port Environmental Overview – Joe Wilson, Corps
- Navigation R&D Update – Jeff Lillycrop, Corps
- Dredging Contract Issues – Jim Walker, AAPA
H&N Committee Meeting – April 18-19, 2018 – Port of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
Presentations
- Corps Funding and AAPA Update – Jim Walker, AAPA
- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) Pilot Program – Jim Walker, AAPA
- Corps BUDM Program Update – Dylan Davis, USACE
- BUDM Proposal, Stakeholder's Perspective – Randy Lewis, Port of Grays Harbor
- Harbor Rock, Dredged Material Aggregate – Raed El-Farhan, Louis Berger
- Modeling and Design for BUDM – Wendell Mears, Anchor QEA
- Mississippi River BUDM Success Story – Sean Duffy, Big River Coalition
- AAPA HMT Agreement – Jim Walker, AAPA
- Corps Navigation R&D Update – Patricia DiJoseph, USACE
- Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center – Amy Tujague, USACE
- Infrastructure Investment Legislation – Jim Walker, AAPA
- Corps Perspectives – Thomas P. Smith, USACE
- Multiple Project Contracts – Dylan Davis, USACE
- Port Administered Contracts – Jim Walker, AAPA
- Dredge on Demand, Year-Round Contract – Henry Schorr, JAXPORT
- Dredged Material Placement Issues – Grady Bryant, GBA
- AAPA WRDA Requests – Jim Walker, AAPA
2017
H&N Committee Meeting – November 15-16, 2017 – Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, VA
Presentations
H&N Committee Meeting - February 1-2, 2017 - Port Canaveral, FL
Presentations
- Corps Navigation Program Update - Jeff McKee, USACE
- New Administration and Congress - Jim Walker, AAPA
- WRDA 2016 AAPA Requests - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Implementation Guidance Approach - Wes Coleman, USACE
- Other WRDA Provisions - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Beneficial Use of Dredged Material - Jackie Keiser, USACE
- Background of 2017 Legislative Agenda - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Channel Availability - Jackie Keiser, USACE
- Jetties and Coastal Structures - Bob Leitch, USACE
- NOAA Charting Update - Kyle Ward, NOAA
- Harbors and Navigation Committee Awards - Hope Moorer, Georgia Ports Authority
- Port Dredging Registry Proposal - Jim Walker, AAPA
- QPI Recommendations in WRDA 2016 - Jim Walker, AAPA
- Additional Issues - Group Discussion
