Captain Laurentiu Florea is a senior marine officer with more than 23 years of experience onboard tankers of various sizes (30,000 to 300,000 DWT) and most types (Oil Carriers, VLCC, Product Tankers, Chemical Tankers, FSO & FPSO). While still in his 40’s, he has already accumulated 13 years of highest command with complete degrees/certifications, with reputable owning companies and diverse professional challenges. On top of the full typical crew and ship's management – calling ports worldwide and in critical circumstances, recent experience included owner representation in shipyard's supervision of vessel building (final stages, including sea trials), and expert advice in international commercial litigations over technical specifications – e.g. from Hyundai Mipo Shipyard (2008, takeover of a 38,000 DTW), from Bohai Shipyard, China , (2010, 2011 takeover of two Suezmax tankers of 164,000 DTW), from Daehan Shipyard, Korea (2017 ,takeover of 106,000 Aframax tanker) etc. Cptn. Florea has good communication skills, an excellent reputation with his current and former employers, of delivering state-of-the-art ship performance (including efficiency gains), and a pattern of job stability and “repeat business” from previous employer on a higher qualification (former employer Gestioni Armatoriali requested him as a captain as soon as the licence was in place). References are available on request. As a person, Laurentiu Florea is a balanced individual and a self-motivated professional coming from a family of seamen, and a proud father of two.