Capt. Daniel Harris | Director of Marine Operations

Capt. Harris previously served as a Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) Mooring Master where he personally handled over 2000 VLCC moorings and a half dozen SPM loading operations. Capt. Harris also spent 20 years sailing US flag tankers, mostly on the West coast for BP in the Alaska TAPS trade. Capt. Harris has extensive shipyard experience with tankers and Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessels and was an accredited OCIMF SIRE Vetting Inspector with over 300 inspections. He has spent approximately two years as BP’s Port Captain for the southeast and Gulf Coast region and traveled to South America to attend high-risk tanker operations, mostly in Brazil. He also has extensive shipyard experience including Builders Trials, Dock Trials, and Sea Trials. Career highlights include:

18 Years as Mooring Master with service on ULCC and VLCC
2000+ mooring/unmooring - SPM
Accredited OCIMF SIRE Vetting Inspector with 300+ inspections (BP/Exxon/Shell) 1999-2001
Mooring Masters’ representative LOOP expansion project 2005
Current U.S. Coast Guard Masters License Unlimited Oceans
Broad Shipyard experience including; Builders Trials, Dock Trials, Sea Trials, Structural Inspections, Coating Inspections, and Safety Meetings. (Newport News; Portland, OR; and Singapore yards)
BP Port Captain SE & Gulf Coast (1999-2000), office Alliance Refinery Belle Chase, LA
20 Years sailing tankers, including 15 years (TAPS trade) Alaska/West Coast (1.2 million bbl tanker), First Class Pilot Prince William Sound
Captain of MSC Vessel in Desert Strom Operation with 3 voyages to the Persian Gulf with military cargo, 1990
VLCC loadings as Mooring Master/PIC, SPM operation at LOOP 2018