The appointment of John M. Pisani as director, Office of Port and Intermodal Development at the Maritime Administration (MarAd), was announced by Samuel B. Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. An employee of MarAd for 12 years, Mr. Pisani most recently was manager of the agency's port planning program. His responsibilities included coordinating research projects and technical assistance in port impact analyses and productivity, port planning studies, port finance, port promotion publications, emergency planning, data development, and intergovernmental programs.
In his new position, Mr. Pisani will provide technical guidance and leadership in promoting the development of improved port facilities and intermodal transport operations. He replaces Armour S. Armstrong, who has retired. Before joining MarAd, Mr. Pisani worked for three years for a New York international freight forwarder and customhouse broker. As an officer in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, he directed marine terminal operations at several ports in South Vietnam.