Tom Peters

Jul 24, 2024 | maritime-executive.com | Tom Peters

Move over Baltimore, Georgia wants a larger piece of the marine ro-ro action. In fact, the Georgia Port Authority (GPA) is eyeing the number-one spot as the busiest ro-ro port in the country by 2026, a spot long-occupied by the port of Baltimore. It’s investing $262 million in the Colonel’s Island auto port and Mayor’s Point breakbulk terminal, both at the port of Brunswick.

May 19, 2024 | maritime-executive.com | Tom Peters

The global production of energy has taken a new twist: It has to be cleaner. Reducing carbon emissions and reaching “net zero” targets are terms becoming commonplace in the energy industry’s vocabulary. Several U.S. ports that handle petroleum products or lease land to energy-producing companies are becoming more involved in the emissions reduction scenario, not only as depots for cleaner energy production but also as cleaner users.

Jan 1, 2024 | maritime-executive.com | Tom Peters

Temperature-controlled (reefer) cargoes are part of a vast ecosystem that includes rail and truck to ensure the daily delivery of fresh perishables to a store near you. Detailed planning of products moving from origin to destination is complex but surprisingly efficient. It’s a miracle of modern science and technology (read: maritime transportation) how cheap and efficient it’s become to ship, say, blueberries from Peru to the U.S. in the middle of winter.

Nov 22, 2023 | tompeters.com | Holly Bauer |Tom Peters

With a collection of over 40 years worth of books, presentations, and articles, Tom has been nothing if not prolific. He wants to make sure his ideas are accessible even after his retirement. That is why he has donated his life’s work to the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the home of Peter Drucker’s own extensive archives.

Sep 4, 2023 | maritime-executive.com | Tom Peters

(Article originally published in July/Aug 2023 edition.) With a global push to develop various types of green energy and major construction projects on the books across North America, the competition to attract business in the marine sectors of heavy lift, breakbulk and project cargoes is creating its own energy. The port of San Diego recently strengthened its position in these areas by adding some major lift capacity.