SeaPort Manatee is bolstering its infrastructure enhancement efforts with the addition of Rodney Trammell, P.E., as senior engineer.

Trammell, a licensed professional engineer, brings a dozen years of industry experience to his new position at the fast-growing trade hub of Southwest and Central Florida. For the past 7 1/2 years, he has been lead electrical engineer and project manager based out of the Tampa office of prominent Long Beach, California-headquartered global infrastructure advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol.

Rodney Trammell

“Having already been engaged with Moffatt & Nichol on infrastructure endeavors at SeaPort Manatee, Rodney joins our port’s engineering team with broad industry expertise and specific knowledge of our facilities,” said Carlos Buqueras, SeaPort Manatee’s executive director, who noted that Trammell reports to John Glass, P.E., the port’s director of engineering and construction.

Trammell earned a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of South Florida and a bachelor’s in engineering physics from Jacksonville University. He holds an engineering leadership certificate from Cornell University.

At the entrance to Tampa Bay, SeaPort Manatee is the vibrant ships-to-shelves gateway for burgeoning Southwest and Central Florida markets, with direct connections to the Interstate 4 distribution corridor. With 10 deep-draft berths, the port accommodates the full spectrum of containerized, bulk and project cargo types. SeaPort Manatee annually generates $7.3 billion in economic impacts while providing for more than 42,000 direct and indirect jobs – all without local property tax support.