Maryland Port Administration hires experienced maritime industry professional to lead commercial development

Matthew (Matt) Wypyski, a 33-year maritime industry official, began as deputy executive director for commercial development at the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) earlier this month. In this position,  Wypyski oversees and manages all revenue activities associated with the MPA including the departments of trade development and also maritime commercial management and strategic initiatives. Wypyski’s long career in the international maritime industry includes senior executive roles at other major U.S. ports, marine terminal and stevedoring companies, and with ocean carriers.

“We are very fortunate to be able to add an individual of Matt’s background and experience at the Port of Baltimore,” said MPA Executive Director Jonathan Daniels. “Baltimore is one of the nation’s largest and most cargo-diverse ports. Matt is extremely well-respected in our industry and he will be playing a significant role in helping us grow our cargo and cruise businesses as well as overseeing strategic initiatives such as the Howard Street Tunnel Project which will provide our port with the ability to handle double-stacked container trains which will increase volumes and generate thousands of jobs.”

Wypyski becomes the MPA’s third deputy executive director joining Deputy Executive Director of Operations and Logistics Brian Miller and Deputy Executive Director of Administration and Environment Robert Munroe. He arrives at the MPA after serving as chief operating officer at the Port of New Orleans since 2023, overseeing all operational needs. He assisted in optimizing business development opportunities, serving tenants, maintaining customer relations, and the effective development of new facilities.

“I’m excited to be working alongside a very strong leadership group at the Maryland Port Administration and working at the Port of Baltimore, which has such a long and successful history and strong current business portfolio,” said Wypyski. “Baltimore is very well-regarded as a leading U.S. port for both cargo and cruise activity and I’m looking forward to helping our team contribute to the port’s future growth and success.”

Prior to joining the Port of New Orleans, Wypyski was deputy executive director and chief operating officer for 13 years at the Mississippi State Port Authority in Gulfport. During his tenure, he assisted in managing the Port’s $600 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-funded expansion and improvement project, negotiated lease agreements, and managed a proposed dredging project for the federal navigation channel and turning basin.

Before heading to Mississippi, Wypyski was executive vice president of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) New Orleans and Houston terminal operations. Under his leadership, those terminals handled a combined annual throughput that exceeded 700,000 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit containers.