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Meet Jeffrey Flumignan
Jeffrey Flumignan brings four decades of maritime experience spanning federal leadership, commercial shipping, port and intermodal infrastructure, maritime education, and military service.
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His career has centered on the intersection of maritime operations, infrastructure, public policy, economic competitiveness, transportation resilience, and national security.
Federal Maritime Leadership
Throughout his career with the U.S. Maritime Administration, Jeff has held senior leadership positions focused on strengthening the nation's maritime transportation system, including serving as Director of the Office of Maritime & Intermodal Outreach and Director of the North Atlantic Gateway. His work has brought together ports, vessel operators, marine terminals, shippers, transportation organizations, maritime labor, and government agencies to address complex maritime and intermodal transportation challenges.
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As North Atlantic Gateway Director, Jeff led maritime and intermodal development initiatives across one of the nation's largest concentrations of port and transportation activity. His experience includes strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, project development, and federal funding programs supporting port infrastructure, intermodal connectivity, and America's Marine Highways. He has worked extensively with programs including PIDP, BUILD, INFRA and their predecessors TIGER, RAISE and FASTLANE, and provided oversight for Marine Highway projects and initiatives throughout the Northeast.
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His federal experience also includes engagement with the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee, Deepwater Ports program, port security and emergency response activities, and public-private partnerships designed to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the U.S. marine transportation system.
Commercial Maritime Experience
Before entering federal service, Jeff built a strong foundation in commercial shipping operations. As Operations Manager with Liberty Maritime Corporation, he was responsible for vessel operations and chartering for a U.S.-flag commercial shipping company engaged in international bulk trades. His responsibilities encompassed the commercial, technical, and financial aspects of vessel operations, providing firsthand experience with the operational and business considerations involved in managing oceangoing ships.
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Earlier, Jeff worked with Canada Maritime Agencies Ltd., supporting an independent container shipping operation serving the North Atlantic and Mediterranean trades. Together, these experiences provided direct exposure to both bulk and container shipping and established the commercial perspective that continues to inform his approach to maritime strategy, infrastructure, and policy.
National Security & Military Leadership
Capt. Flumignan retired from the United States Navy Reserve after 25 years of service, including command, executive, and senior political-military assignments. His experience included maritime security, defense mobility, Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS), and coordination with U.S. and allied naval forces.
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His international assignments included serving as Head of the U.S. delegation to the 2010 NATO Shipping Working Group and as the U.S. Navy delegate to the 2009 NATO Planning Board for Ocean Shipping. Within the NCAGS community, he served as a Chief Staff Officer and developed a Shipping Coordination Team training program for U.S. Fleet Forces, later leading subject-matter experts in multinational training with foreign navies in Europe and South America. His assignments also included leadership roles supporting maritime expeditionary security, port and harbor security, and protection of maritime infrastructure.
Maritime Education & Training Experience
Jeff spent more than a decade at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, where he helped manage a comprehensive shipboard training program connecting future merchant mariners with commercial vessel operators. He developed industry partnerships across the cruise, LNG, tanker, and commercial shipping sectors while helping ensure that cadet training met academic and regulatory requirements.
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He also served as an adjunct professor with the Academy's Global Maritime & Transportation School, teaching professional courses focused on port and marine terminal operations, defense mobility, and maritime operations. Together, these roles gave him extensive experience at the intersection of maritime workforce development, professional education, commercial shipping, and national defense requirements.
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Today, he brings this cross-sector perspective to complex maritime challenges involving port and infrastructure development, federal maritime policy, stakeholder strategy, maritime industrial capacity, economic and national security, and commercial shipping.