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View PresentationExecutive Director
Port of Richmond
Captain Moynihan has been the Executive Director at the Port of Richmond since June 1990, and has led the way in developing the Port as a regional multi-modal gateway, serving domestic and international shippers, area industries, and logistical service providers in the mid-Atlantic region. He has focused his attention on modernizing and improving the facilities and performance of the port; working with the Army Corps of Engineers on James River Navigation Projects; and supporting intermodal and maritime transportation activity in the Greater Richmond area.
Prior to arriving in Richmond, Captain Moynihan served over 30 years in the U. S. Coast Guard. His last assignments were Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff for the Second Coast Guard District in St Louis, Missouri, from 1986 to 1990. In this capacity, he directed maritime safety, marine environmental protection, and natural disaster response programs in support of maritime transportation on the more than 6500 miles of navigable waterways of the Western River Systems.
Captain Moynihan served over 13 years at sea, commanding four Coast Guard Cutters, including the Coast Guard Square-Rigged Sail Training Ship EAGLE. Other assignments included duty with the International Ice Patrol and Chief of Aids to Navigation and Waterways Management for the 5th Coast Guard District in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Captain Moynihan is a 1960 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut and earned a Master of Science Degree in Physical Oceanography from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Captain Moynihan is on the Board of Directors and a Past-President of the North Atlantic Ports Association and is a Past-President of the Richmond Export-Import Club.
Captain Moynihan and his wife Cynthia have been married over 46 years and have four daughters and five grandchildren.
