U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District Commander Col. James L. Booth and JAXPORT CEO Eric Green pose for a picture during a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the completion of the Harbor Deepening Project through Blount Island Marine Terminal Monday, May 23, 2022 at JaxPort in Jacksonville. Federal, state, and local leaders joined JAXPORT and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District to celebrate the completion of the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Terminal. The project deepened 11 miles of the federal shipping channel—from the sea buoy to Blount Island—to a depth of 47 feet from its previous depth of 40 feet.