With the 45-foot deepening in place, the Corps has begun the next phase of deepening channels in thePort - the Harbor Deepening Project - deepeningkeychannels to 50 feet. The Corps has already initiated work in the Kill Van Kull, deepening the western two thirds of this waterway, and in the Ambrose Channel, the main entrance channel into the Port. Deepening work in Newark Bay and the Anchorage Channel is expected to begin by early 2007.

The current schedule for the Harbor Deepening Project calls for completion of all channels to 50 feet by 2014. The Corps of Engineers has substantially completed the deepening of the PortJersey Channel to 41 feet and is planing to begin construction of the 50-foot deepening in early 2007. The dredging, sponsored by the State of New Jersey, will improve access to the privately owned Global Marine Terminal in Jersey City and a planned second facility adjacent to Global. Completion is estimated for 2008.