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Mr. Levin became our Director New Shipbuilding Projects in July 2007 in connection with our fleet upgrade and renewal and newbuilding programs. He is a naval architect with specialized experience in dry cargo vessels and vessel construction in Chinese, U.S. and European shipyards. Between November 2003 and June 2007, Mr. Levin was President and sole owner of Martin D. Levin Marine Design LLC, a company providing ship technical management and design consulting services to various commercial ship owners and operators, including TBS Shipping Services Inc. and Roymar Ship Management, Inc. Prior to November 2003, Mr. Levin was Vice President of Marine Design and Operations, Inc. for more than 10 years and responsible for ship design and development, as well as management of new ship construction and conversions. | 