Gregory “Greg” Gowans, an industrial project logistics expert whose career spanned several decades, and a highly respected member of the project cargo industry, passed away early Sunday morning, June 3, in Harwich Port, Massachusetts.

The Breakbulk Events & Media advisor, speaker, instructor and moderator served as an inspiration to many in his field for his knowledge, attention-to-detail and professionalism. Described as “the expert’s expert” on project logistics, Gowans combined his passion for his work with an altruistic and public-spirited demeanor, going out of his way to support those in the project cargo sector as well as the industry itself.
Gowans grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. After working in various logistics positions at primary steel producer Algoma in the city, the industrial project logistics veteran got his first taste of the project market at power business Babcock & Wilcox’s, or B&W, facility in the province’s city of Cambridge. He was soon travelling internationally in his new role.