Hummer to head Calif. MarAd office

Hummer to head Calif. MarAd office The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has named John Hummer to head its new Northern California Gateway Office in San Francisco.
   Prior to this appointment, Hummer was deputy secretary for goods movement in California’s Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency.
   The Maritime Administration has established nine gateway offices at the nation's largest ports to ensure locally based teams of intermodal maritime transportation experts work with headquarters staff, state and local authorities, and a broad range of port, shipper and carrier stakeholders on projects. Nationwide, each of the gateway offices develops local initiatives to address transportation congestion relief, improve freight and passenger movement, and promote 'green' transportation alternatives. The Northern California Gateway Office's area of responsibility encompasses part of Northern California, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam.