Thursday, April 13, 2017

MS port exec among Portland finalists

Gulfport, Miss., port director and CEO of the Mississippi State Port Authority Jonathan Daniels is among three finalists for executive director for the Port of Portland, Ore. Current exec Bill Wyatt retires June 30. A Portland advisory panel selected the final list, which also includes Stephanie Dawson, acting COO of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey; and Curtis Robinhold, deputy executive of the Port of Portland. Daniels oversees the Port of Gulfport, which is the third-busiest container port on the Gulf Coast. He previously worked at the Port of Oswego, N.Y., and the Port of Baton Rouge, La. (Source: Maritime Executive 04/12/17)