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SEMCO MARITIME HOLDING ON TO THE NORTH SEA Semco Maritime still has major projects in the pipeline, but the next couple of years may see adjustments to a hesitant market. couple of years we have had considerable success in Asia Steen Brødbæk expecting the home market to be a more and the US, so they will continue to be growing markets challenging place to proft from in the years to come. to us. Buying Inmaco – active in fre fghting – has im- “Well, several of our customers are rattling their proved our opportunities for growth in Asia,” explains swords talking cost reduction, and even if we do not quite know what that will mean in the short run, obvi- ously some projects will be cancelled or postponed. We expect to be hit by the dropping price of oil, but on the other hand there are some major projects requiring an unchanged level of maintenance. Under all circumstances we have adjusted our level of staff in Denmark and OUR MODEL FOR CON- Norway as we here foresee a decline in the traditional market for oil and gas.” TROL HAS TO BE TOP STANDARD, AND THIS A NEW SITUATION This is new tones from the ambitious company, but it is IS WHERE I SEE OUR not putting the First Choice 2015 strategy to rest even if the market has changed quite a lot. MAIN CHALLENGE. IN “We still have major projects to see to, and it is im- GENERAL, HOWEVER, portant that we improve our way of controlling our allo- cated jobs. Our model for control has to be top standard, I BELIEVE WE SHALL and this is where I see our main challenge. In general, however, I believe we shall take an optimistic look at TAKE AN OPTIMISTIC the future,” states Steen Brødbæk, whose hands are not LOOK AT THE FUTURE shaking even if 2015 is looking like a tough time for the oil and gas business. “We still expect there to be an increasing need for ▲ 21 / SEMCO MARITIME HOLDING ON TO THE NORTH SEA