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John Vickerman

John Vickerman is President of Vickerman Associates, LLC, a firm specializing in the planning and design of port, intermodal and freight logistics facilities.

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John has become internationally known in the maritime and intermodal practice for providing innovative solutions to the many operational, planning and design issues confronting the marine and intermodal transportation industry. Much of John's work focuses on assisting ports and shipping companies to recognize and prepare for future market and technological changes.

John has worked on major port projects throughout the United States and the world for more than 32 years. Sixty-seven of the 90 North American deep-water general cargo ports have benefited from John Vickerman's strategic port master planning and development designs. His international work includes work for the Ports of Rotterdam and Hong Kong, and the intermodal freight analysis for the Eurotunnel between England and France.

Mr. Vickerman was most recently a member of the USDOT Freight Roundtable Advisory Board to the US Secretary of Transportation. He completed two terms as Chairperson for the Intermodal Freight Terminal Design and Operations Committee under the purview of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)/National Research Council (NRC), National Academy of Science. He has served on many national Policy Committees for the TRB. He has served twice as a jury member of the USDOT National Awards for the National Endowment for the Arts.

John has more than 32 years experience in the maritime and intermodal planning and freight logistics field. He currently serves as an advisory board member to the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Global Maritime & Transportation School.

John is both a licensed civil engineer and registered architect in 22 states and holds a Master's Degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He retired as a Captain in the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Naval Reserve after 38 years of service. He resides with his wife Kaye in Williamsburg, Virginia.