Dr. Philip John earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Marine) at the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) and is the Marine Fleet Manager of the Woodward Group of Companies in Newfoundland & Labrador. He has been working in the maritime field throughout his career and was the Marine Superintendent of Texaco Marine Services Inc. in Port Arthur, Texas, and the Marine Fleet Manager of Rigel Shipping Canda Inc. in Shediac, New Brunswick, before joining the Woodward Group of Companies. He is a thirty year veteran of the maritime oil and gas transportation industry and has several published works to his credit, including the development of a Canadian Policy on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance. He has represented Canada at international maritime conferences.
He has written several published articles and papers on subjects of national, technical, economic and social interest and has won ‘Best Paper’ awards at the Canadian Transportation Research Forum Conferences in 2009 and 2010, for his papers on maritime and port environmental safety.
