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6/7/2023
The Port of New Orleans (NOLA) has hired maritime industry veteran Matthew Wypyski as chief operating officer.
Wypyski's experience includes 32 years as a senior operations and general management executive leading port authority staff, marine terminal and stevedore operating companies and liner operations, port officials said in a press release.
Most recently, Wypyski served as deputy executive director and COO of the Mississippi State Port Authority, where he helped manage the port’s $600 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development-funded expansion and improvement project, negotiated lease agreements and managed a proposed dredging project for the Federal Navigation Channel and turning basin.
“Matthew Wypyski brings invaluable maritime knowledge and experience to the Port of New Orleans global gateway,” said Brandy Christian, president and CEO of Port NOLA and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. “His strong terminal operation background will be an asset to current operations and to the development of the new $1.8 billion Louisiana International Terminal."
The port is served by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, which interchanges with BNSF Railway Co., CN, CSX, Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Norfolk Southern Railway and Union Pacific Railroad.