2026 Greater Houston Port Bureau Annual Maritime Dinner

Marian joined Buffalo Marine Service in 2007. Prior to this, he attended the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and graduating in 1984, he was assigned to San Juan, Puerto Rico and spent the next 9 years in the waterways management arena in New Orleans, Honolulu, and Seattle. He transferred to New Orleans to attend Tulane Law School and subsequently assigned to the Eighth Coast Guard District legal staff as a Judge Advocate. In 2000, Marian was detailed to the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West as the Command’s legal advisor. Upon completion of that tour, he was transferred to Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston as the Commanding Officer. In 2005, Marian retired from the Coast Guard.

“As a board member of the Port Bureau board for 20 years, I have had the privilege of witnessing the growth of the organization’s influence throughout the ports it represents. The network it has forged with its members has been instrumental in forging a community of interest focused on the well being of the nation’s largest port. The annual Maritime Dinner celebrates the accomplishments of many individuals and stakeholders , and I am honored to be a part of it,” said Marian.

Marian has served on multiple boards and committees including Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (Chairman), American Waterways Operators (Chairman); Lonestar Harbor Safety Committee (Chairman), Houston Maritime Center and Museum, Pilot Board Investigation and Recommendation Committee, Southeast Texas Waterway Advisory Council, and serves on the Greater Houston Port Bureau board.

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