Relevant Experience

Port and Intermodal Planning and Operational Analysis

Mr. Zachary has been the primary port and terminal planner for over 350 global container and rail intermodal terminals. In addition, he also has been the principal consultant for marine and intermodal terminal capacity analysis on more than fifty projects for non-container cargoes. His projects represent over 50 million TEUs in new terminal capacity and over $7 Billion (USD) in full development costs. As of early 2026, he is currently performing technical oversight on two marine terminals as the financial investor’s technical advisor, performing operational analysis for a major global container operator on several terminals, and preforming detailed capacity analysis on two major port expansion projects in Africa and Central America

Financial and Investment Oversight for Clients

Mr. Zachary currently serves as a Principal Consultant with the consulting services arm of the Worley Group. Worley serves as Owner's Engineer for several banking and investment firms providing financial backing to container terminal and rail intermodal terminal development throughout the world. In this capacity he has accomplished due diligence studies for forty-two container, auto, and intermodal rail terminals and the research and analysis of the sale or restructuring of four marine terminal operators.

Significant Projects performed under Mr. Zachary’s direct leadership and management

Marine Terminals and Operators

Capacity analysis for sixteen container terminals for global Terminal Operator
Berthing analysis for major Puget Sound refinery
Due Diligence Study for Global Terminal Operator of container, bulk and RoRo Terminals
Analysis of new infrastructure and staffing requirements for regional Terminal Operator (8 terminals in North America)
Technical port advisor for global wind energy development firm for west coast port selection
Maritime and Port Advisor for transport of LNG in ISO containers in the Caribbean and Western Canada
Technical Advisor for new container terminal in Indonesia
APM Terminals feasibility analysis for major greenfield terminal in North America
Technical advisor for Confidential Container Terminal Investment firm.
Puerto Antioquia (Colombia)- Lender’s engineer for container operations and design
Port consultant for new “pit to port” bulk material supply chain, including design of new bulk terminal and inland rail transportation in northern Brazil.
Confidential Automotive Terminal Operator- eight terminals in North America
Contecon Manzanillo Container Terminal (Mexico)- Terminal design oversight and operations analysis
Confidential Railroad and Marine Terminal Operator North America- 9 marine terminals
NYK Terminals (Ceres/Yusen terminals), Ports of Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle
American President Lines (Eagle Marine terminals), Ports of Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle
Maersk Lines (APM Terminals), Ports of Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma, Miami, Everglades, New York/New Jersey
Maher Terminals, Ports of Prince Rupert, New York/New Jersey and Miami
SSA Marine, Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles, Seattle and Davisville, RI
Ports America- Ports of Tacoma (Evergreen), Oakland, Long Beach
Totem Ocean Express/Horizon Lines, Ports of Tacoma and Anchorage, AK

Port Authorities and Maritime Agencies

Port of Durban, South Africa port expansion project
Port of Long Beach Transportation Plan
Port planner for alternative energy analysis for major Australian Port Authority.
Quebec Port Authority’s New Container Terminal and Intermodal Yard
Port of Portland Terminal 6 Business Case Analysis
Port of Long Beach Land Use Plan Update
Empresa Portuaria San Antonio, Chile- Intermodal Corridor study
PLIPDECO (Trinidad)- Conceptual Planning, Tariff Analysis, Operational Audit and Operational Benchmarking Consulting, Preliminary Engineering
Government of the Bahamas, Exuma Port Development
Impacts of the Panama Canal Expansion on U.S. Ports and Inland Infrastructure, U.S. Maritime Administration
Port of Tacoma Cargo Facilities Development
Port Metro Vancouver Container Capacity Expansion Program
Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach 2020 Operations, Facilities and Infrastructure Plan (planning, analysis) Halifax Port Corporation - two terminals, rail intermodal yard
Port of New York & New Jersey - four terminals, two Intermodal rail yards (including the Port’s ExpressRail IY), road and rail access; Freight Mobility and Infrastructure Plan
Delaware River Port Authority (includes the Philadelphia Regional Port authority and the South Jersey Port Corporation) - four terminals, two IY’s, road and rail access
Maryland Port Authority (Port of Baltimore) - eight terminals (Dundalk and Seagirt marine complexes); wharf design, Seagirt IY, road and rail access (plus Auto terminal)
Virginia Port Authority - eight terminals, three IY’s, road and rail access
South Carolina Port Authority (Port of Charleston) - two terminals, one IY, road and rail access
Georgia Port Authority (Port of Savannah) - one terminal, one IY, road and rail access
Jacksonville Port Authority - two terminals, three IY’s, road and rail access
Port of Miami - five terminals, two IY’s, road and rail access
Port of Oakland - six terminals, one IY, two rail yards, four private industrial terminals, road and rail access

Rail and Intermodal Facilities

Detailed port capacity analysis for major copper mining firm for the distribution of copper concentrate to various port locations.
Operations analysis of major North American terminal operator (92 terminals) for intermodal operations, including staffing, yard layouts and equipment selection.
Analysis of relocation of Albina Union Pacific Railyard, Portland, OR
Port of Quebec Rail Access and Operations Study
Upland Intermodal Yard, Delta, BC
Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal facilities in Chicago (3 facilities), Los Angeles (2 facilities) Seattle, Memphis, Lathrop (CA) and Oakland
BNSF Railway Intermodal facilities in Chicago, Jolliet (IL), Memphis, Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, Seattle, Richmond (CA)
Canadian National Railway Intermodal Facilities in Quebec City, Chicago, Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg, Prince Rupert and Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railroad Intermodal and Operating Facilities in Chicago, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto
Florida East Coast Railway Intermodal Facilities in Miami and Jacksonville
On-dock or near-dock marine terminal intermodal yards in the Ports of Miami, Jacksonville, Charleston, Georgia, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York/New Jersey, Halifax, Davisville (RI), Houston, Gulfport (MS), Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver (BC), Quebec and Anchorage

State and Regional Agencies

Panama Canal Authority- Analysis of infrastructure, staffing and operational considerations for alternatives to transiting the Canal (new terminals and new intermodal connections) for containers and Ro-Ro cargoes.
State of Oregon, DOT Freight Profile Study
State of Washington, State Rail Plan
State of Washington, State Freight Plan
Puget Sound Reginal Council, Freight Mobility Plan for 5 county area of Puget Sound
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana (OKI) Metropolitan Planning Organization, Freight profile and commodity flows
Spokane Regional Transportation Council, Transportation Visioning Study and Freight Profile
State of South Carolina Department of Commerce, Analysis of State's competitiveness for rail, marine and supply chains utilizing State resources.
State of Oklahoma, Long Range Intermodal Plan