Jason Porter

Jason P. Porter is an accomplished maritime executive with three decades of leadership in U.S. inland river operations, marine engineering, and fleet logistics. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Ingram Barge Company, where he directs all asset management, maintenance and repair, capital projects, shipyards, and related personnel for a massive fleet comprising over 160 linehaul and fleet vessels, 4,500 barges, and multiple shipyard repair facilities.

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Throughout his career, Jason has consistently driven multi-million-dollar operational efficiencies, led numerous new construction programs, and built world-class cultures of safety. As Chief Operating Officer at Wood Resources Company, he led multiple operational savings initiatives and launched critical strategic growth initiatives across the towing and dredging divisions. 

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Prior to that, during a distinguished near 20-year tenure at American River Transportation Co. (a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company), he held various positions in engineering, operations, procurement, and dispatch.  He rose to Vice President of Operations, which included responsibility for all marine operations for the river division and its 1,500 employees, and led his ARTCO division to consecutive 45-year-record safety performances, earning ADM’s prestigious global Zero is Possible award.

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A graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management. He is a USCG licensed officer (6th issue), a TVIB-certified Internal Surveyor, and served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve.