Claude G. Thouret, Jr. serves as the Chief Operating Officer of our commercial manager and is responsible for supervising the management of day-to-day operations. Mr. Thouret has 27 years of experience in the dry bulk shipping industry in operations, insurance and risk management. Previously, from 1999 until 2005, Mr. Thouret was a general manager of Norland Shipping & Trading Corporation where he was responsible for day-to-day operations, insurance procurement, claims management, negotiating charter party details and coordinating certain legal matters. |