
Rear Admiral Richard M. Larrabee commanded the First Coast Guard District before joining the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He was Director of its Port Commerce Department for 15 years, a period that included dredging of the main shipping channels to 50 feet and the start of the Bayonne Bridge raising project. In 2015 he announced that he would retire once a successor was in place.
He chaired Mare Forum USA 2004 and was a panellist at the Port Risk Management Forum.