TPG Marine Enterprises is the only company in the nation offering what we refer to as our "Port Director for Hire" service. Our team can assist you in taking your idea for the creation of a public port from legislative inception to a viable economic engine for your community. Why go through the expense and trouble of hiring full time staff to manage this project when TPG Marine Enterprises can manage the entire process, including, but not limited to the following: public opinion management, marketing for cargo, maketing for maritime industrial development, infrastructure master planning, State and Federal funding requests, and the attraction of private sector funding opportunities, all at less than the cost of a full time Port Director.

These are our experts. Please contact us with your specific questions and opportunities.

DAN ALTMAN

As CEO of TPG Marine, Dan brings thirty years of legal expertise to bear on expansion opportunities for TPGME and its clients and affiliates. He is your source for information and implementation of development plans and mergers and acquisitions. Dan may be reached at 317.631.0234 or via e-mail at daltman@tpgmarine.com

DON MILLER

Nearly twenty years into the maritime management business, TPGME President, Don Miller offers vision and expertise in port infrastructure planning, public port partnering, multimodal cargo development, contract negotiation, and maritime industrial development financing to name a few areas. Don may be reached at 317.631.0234 or via e-mail at dmiller@tpgmarine.com

PAT MULLIGAN

In his thirty-five years in the business Pat Mulligan has managed existing port facilities and helped create new ones. As VP of Marketing and Logistics he is involved in site selection consulting, cargo handling, multimodal teminal design and developing comprehensive public port/private terminal marketing plans. Pat may be reached at 317.631.0234 or via email at pjmulligan@tpgmarine.com

SEAN CRIMMINS

President of TPG Green Solutions, LLC, Sean Crimmins is a nationally recognized erosion control specialist.  Sean has  managed over 8,000 lakes and ponds for fish surveys, fish stocking, aeration, and weed and algae control, and designed and supplied bioengineered solutions for shoreline projects.  He has also been sales manager for North American Green (the world’s largest rolled erosion control blanket manufacturer), and national sales manager for the specialty erosion control materials division of D2 Land and Water Resources, Inc. where he managed projects designed to utilize specialty materials to control erosion, enhance wetlands and stabilize shorelines. Sean can be reached at 423.593.1328 or via email at scrimmins@tpggreen.com.

WAYNE MCDONALD

Wayne brings nearly thirty years of successful harbor and barge repair facility administration with ACL and Ohio Valley Marine Service to his position as Chief Operating Officer of our Ohio River harbor services in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Uniontown, Kentucky. You may phone Wayne at 812-838-4889 or email him at w.mcdonald@mvbarge.com.

CHUCK LATHAM

A native of Southern Indiana, Chuck Latham is the General Manager of our MVBS Jeffersonville harbor service. He joined our team well prepared by almost twenty years in the maritime industry, and over seventeen of those with ACL as Traffic Manager, Grain Sales Logistics Manager, Fleet Manager, and System Planner. Chuck is available via email at C.Latham@mvbsjeff.com or by telephone at 812-725-8295.

DAVID MCDONALD

Growing up “in the business” David McDonald is a third generation waterman. He directs our TPG Marine Software enterprise, drawing on his observations over the last four years with Mt. Vernon Barge Service and his previous IT experience building efficient financial spreadsheets, databases, and inventory systems. David and his team are offering versions of our Harbor Management System to other brown water harbor services along the IWS. You may phone him at 812-838-4889 or email him at d.mcdonald@mvbarge.com. 

LEE NELSON

Drawing on nearly a quarter century of experience in brown water harbor service management and consulting, Lee Nelson brings a solid professional background to his position as General Manager of our Green River Barge Service, the newest expansion of TPG Mt. Vernon Marine. His unique understanding of Kentucky’s Green River added to his credentials as Licensed Tow Boat Pilot, CEMS Expert, AWO Certified Auditor, and USCG Certified Designated Examiner continue our commitment to bring the best  management personnel in the industry to the tasks of effectively serving our customers and growing the IWS. You may phone Lee at 270-724-3888 or email him at L.Nelson@tpg-grbs.com.

ERIC WOLFE

Assistant General Manager of Mt. Vernon Barge Service, Eric Wolfe joined the team more than eight years ago as a mechanic. He has worn a lot of hats in his time with us, including welder, crane operator, deckhand, dispatcher, coordinator, and boat supervisor. Excellent performance in each category prepared him well for his current post. He has his scuba and USGC Master of Towing Vessels licenses as well. You may reach him by phone at 812-838-4889 or via email at e.wolfe@mvbarge.com.

ED ROBINSON

With over thirty years of marketing experience for corporations and agencies, Chief Information Officer, Ed Robinson guides clients in the use of traditional and new media to get their stories to the appropriate audience and compel that audience to respond. TPG Watermark’s broad array of services is available to all IWS-related businesses. You may email Ed at: erobinson@tpgwatermark.info or phone him at 317-631-0234.

 


TPG Marine Enterprises, LLC (TPG Marine) is an operations and consulting company that specializes in all aspects of cargo movement on the Inland Waterway System. TPG Marine has interests in terminals servicing the Ohio and Illinois Rivers, and it is growing a harbor service operation. At terminals where we have an ownership or consultant relationship, the inter- or transmodal movement of products may require our services to operate and manage docks, partner with shortline railroads and develop warehouses with or without foreign trade zones for storage and value added services.