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Eric F. Smith was promoted to Vice President U.S. Flag Strategic Business Unit in May 2006 and has oversight of commercial and business development activities of OSG’s U.S. Flag division. In this capacity Mr. Smith also represents OSG’s maritime interests in Washington.
Mr. Smith’s nearly 20 year career in shipping began at Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington D.C. as a project engineer. In this capacity he worked with the Department of Defense to manage the construction and delivery of nine TAO tankers which were delivered on time and within budget. From 1993 to 2005 he was a tanker broker For Dietze & Associates L.L.C. and L&R Midland Inc. In 2003 Mr. Smith assumed the responsibility within L&R to lead its shipyard marketing and representation division in Houston. In this capacity he secured exclusive contracts with U.S. and foreign based shipyards for repairs and new construction of OSV’s workboats tankers and tank barges and orchestrated the joint venture agreement between Exmar Offshore and L&R Midland to design market and build tankers for the Jones Act trade.
Mr. Smith holds a bachelor of science degree in marine engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers the Propeller Club the Houston Maritime Association and is a board member of the Maritime Cabotage Task Force a broad-based coalition of companies dedicated to promoting U.S. Maritime cabotage laws. | 