Gregory Hanchrow currently serves as the Senior Port Captain at the Marine Section of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection which operates a fleet of municipal tank vessels. Prior to that he has sailed and worked extensively in many areas of marine operations including passenger vessels, towing vessels, tank vessels and research vessels.
- 2007 M.S. International Transportation Management, SUNY Maritime College
- 1991 B.A. International Studies, Iona College
- Hanchrow, G, (2017) "International Safety Management - SMS and the Challenges of Changing a Culture". TransNav Journal Vol. 11 No. 1.
- Hanchrow, G (2015) "Moving from Training to Practice - A Comparison of Maritime and Aviation Industry Crew Resource Management Education Programs". International Maritime Lecturer Association Conference Proceedings pp 90-98.
- Hanchrow, G (2011) "Critical Analysis and Problem Solving - Merging Critical Thought and Assessments in Modern Maritime Education". International Maritime Lecturer Association Conference Proceedings pp 149-156.
Captain Hanchrow maintains the following USCG licenses. Master Any Gross Tons Upon Inland Waters, First Class Pilot Vessels of Any Gross Tons – New York Harbor, Master 1600 GRT (3000 ITC) Upon Oceans, Master of Towing Vessels Upon Oceans, and Designated Duty Engineer of Motor Plants - Any Horsepower, and Chief Engineer Offshore Supply Vessels.
Captain Hanchrow also currently serves as the Vice Chair of the National Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (NNAVSAC) which advises the USCG Marine Transportation Systems Command.
Captain Hanchrow is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Global Business and Transportation Department of SUNY Maritime College. Topics include Transportation Systems, Port and Terminal Operations, Business of Shipping, and Transportation Management in graduate and undergraduate sections.
Additionally, he represented the College in an EU ERASMUS visiting lecturer exchange with the Liepaja Maritime College in Liepaja, Latvia in 2020.