Captain Eric Carrero is the current president of the Greater Houston Port Bureau leading the 250+ company maritime business organization that supplies member companies detail vessel traffic information and maritime expertise in safety, security, and environmental issues in the largest port by tonnage in the United States. CAPT Carrero served 26 years in the U.S. Coast Guard (“USCG”) and led the Waterways Management Division for the USCG’s Eighth District before retiring from the USCG in May 2023. He is also a certified marine safety professional with numerous qualifications in marine pollution response, marine casualty investigations and commercial vessel, and waterfront facility inspections.