Jonathan Daniels was named as executive director of the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) by Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul J. Wiedefeld on December 20, 2023. Mr. Daniels came to Maryland after serving as chief executive officer and port director since 2020 at Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida and has more than 30 years of port and economic development experience.
As MPA executive director, Mr. Daniels oversees and manages the six state-owned, public marine terminals of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The marine terminals handle autos, breakbulk, containers, cruise, farm and construction equipment, and forest products. Baltimore handles more autos and farm and construction machinery than any other U.S. port and is also ranked among the top 15 container ports in the nation. The Port of Baltimore generates about 20,000 direct jobs, with about 273,000 jobs overall in Maryland linked to the port.