The Port of Bellingham has announced the hiring of Chris Clark as its Marine Terminals Business Development Manager. Mr. Clark will be responsible for Sales, Marketing and Business Development at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal and Bellingham Cruise Terminal.
Mr. Clark has over 30 years of experience establishing new shipping routes for bulk and break bulk cargoes throughout the world including a stint exporting goods from Whatcom County. In the 1990’s, Mr. Clark helped launch a break bulk line shipping frozen poultry and meat from Bellingham Cold Storage to the Russian Far East.
“We are pleased to welcome Chris back to Whatcom County’s maritime community,” said Port Commission President Dan Robbins. “Reactivating the Bellingham Shipping Terminal in support of new family-wage jobs is one of the highest priorities for the Port of Bellingham. We have made significant capital investments to modernize the Shipping Terminal and will now be focusing our efforts on marketing this facility to attract new businesses to Whatcom County.”