Captain William D. Van Voorhis

Captain Bill Van Voorhis has decades of experience in the maritime industry. He is recently retired from 13 years as Vice Chairman of the Portland Harbor Commission, having spent ten years as the city of South Portland’s representative and three years as State of Maine’s representative, appointed by the Governor. Capt. Van Voorhis has been consulting since 2013 as the founder and President of Eastcoast Maritime Solutions LLC, conducting work for companies in the areas of compliance, safety, training, and maritime facilities management and organization.

His experience includes time on Petro Drill Deepwater semisubmersible DP drill rigs, multi-purpose supply vessels, repair work for McAllister, Penn, Foss, Winslow, Hornbeck, Moran and Wilmington Tug fleets and salvage/crane work from Maine to Texas. Capt. Van Voorhis was employed by Cianbro Corporation as a supervisor and project manager in the maritime and heavy rigging department before becoming the company’s lead marine training officer.

He also has experience in the rail industry conducting repairs to various AMTRAK, Metro North and other railroad movable Bridges from Maine to Texas. Capt. Van Voorhis has been a project manager for companies including LL Bean, National Semiconductor and Portland Fish Pier and has managed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard dry dock repairs, Bath Iron Works crane repairs and pier repairs, as well as Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and State DOT bridge repairs.

Capt. Van Voorhis is the current Regional Vice President of the North Atlantic Region, past First International Vice President, and past Vice President of Student Ports of the International Propeller Club and an Executive Board member of the International Propeller Club. He is also a member of the Portland Harbor Waterfront Alliance.

As an experienced merchant mariner, Captain Bill Van Voorhis understands what it takes to be successful in the industry and believes in NMI’s program and its commitment to the preparation and success of its graduates.  He maintains strong relationships in the maritime community through his local chapter and the International Propeller Club and was instrumental in setting up the student propeller club chapter at NMI.

Education

• 1971-72 North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth Maine
• 1972-74 Univ. of Maine, Orono, Maine
  • Civil engineering/Business
• Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, Maine
  • Management/Drafting/CADD classes

Professional Certifications

• USCG Master 200 Tons, Master of Towing, Near Coastal license
• Able Seaman Unlimited Endorsement, with Lifeboatman
• Basic and Advanced Shipboard Firefighting
• Bridge Resource Management, Radar Unlimited and ECDIS endorsements
• USCG Designated Examiner -TOAR–Near Coastal and inland rivers