Paul Dittman

President at Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association

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Paul Dittman is president of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association. Dittman served 28 years on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard and later was vice president of compliance, security and safety at Turn Services. Dittman studied marine transportation at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and national security and strategic studies at the U.S. Naval War College.

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THU

October 2026 GHPB Commerce Club Luncheon
In-Person · Houston, TX
Economics
Policy
Logistics & Freight · Ports & Shipping

Paul Dittman, President of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association, addresses the logistics shaping the brown water supply chain, current challenges facing brown water transportation, opportunities for improvement, and strategies to strengthen efficiency, connectivity, and reliability across the region’s inland and coastal waterways. Dittman was appointed president of GICA in August 2021. He previously served as Vice President of Compliance, Security and Safety at Turn Services after retiring from the U.S. Coast Guard. His Coast Guard career included work in the Eighth Coast Guard District and collaboration with the inland towing industry on waterways management, marine inspections, casualty and personal action investigations, pollution response, high water, and port security. The program includes a speaker presentation followed by Q&A.