Captain John Peterlin joined the Port of
Galveston at the end of 2000, serving as senior director
of marketing and administration since 2002.
He has been involved with the Board of Directors
of the GHPB for many years and, more recently, as
a member of the Executive Committee since 2009.
In his current position at the Port, he is responsible
for their functions and activities relating
to marketing and advertising, negotiation of
leases, berthing and operating agreements with port
tenants and customers, trade and business development,
customer relations, the port’s tariff, governmental
affairs and grant activities, the port’s U.S.
Foreign-Trade Zone No. 36 and the Port’s administration
department and its functions.
John is a 1976 graduate of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New
York, where he received a bachelor of science degree
in marine transportation with a minor in law, a
commission as an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve
and a U.S. Coast Guard license as a third mate,
unlimited tonnage on any ocean He is bilingual,
with Spanish as a second language.
Following graduation, he sailed as a licensed
deck officer world wide in the U.S. flag
merchant marine on MM&P contracted commercial
and oceanographic ships, in billets from third
mate up to and including master for more than
fourteen years, including serving eight years in the
capacity of ship’s master. He has held a U.S. Coast
Guard license as a master mariner since 1982, the
first member of his graduating class at Kings Point
to obtain an unlimited ocean masters license.
When he came ashore, John joined the
Coastal Corporation Coscol Marine in 1990, where
he was involved with the ocean transportation of
petroleum products as the port captain and later as
director of operations. After leaving “Coscol,” he
started his own company in late 1993, which was
involved in marine cargo survey, logistics, and
ocean cargo and consulting. In early 1998, he became
CEO of roll-on/roll-off ship operating company,
Gulf Bridge Ro-Ro L.L.C, which provided a
Ro/Ro cargo service between Mobile, AL and Tuxpan,
Mexico. John completed his military service
in 2001 as a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
John is a past member of the Greater Houston
Partnership, a member of the Council of
American Master Mariners, Society of Naval Architects
and Marine Engineers, the Propeller Club
of the United States, the Houston Maritime Association,
Rotary International.
 John has also been a member of the Houston
-Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
(HOGANSAC) over several appointed terms since
1992 and currently represents the Port of Galveston
on the Committee.
John participated in the completion of the
replica 1812 Baltimore Clipper ship PRIDE OF
BALTIMORE and is a crewmember on the
ELISSA, where he is often apt to be found aloft
and on the yards. His interests include music, photography
and recently golf.
John is a Colorado native and he and his
wife, Julia, have lived in the Houston Metro area
for the last twenty years and currently reside with
their many dogs and cats in Galveston County.
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