OREANDA-NEWS. October 8, 2012. Highly skilled seafarers and decades of reliable service is more than nice words. In Brazil it has made Maersk Supply Service a strong business partner on one of the world's frontier energy markets.

With more than three decades in Brazil, Maersk Supply Service is among the most experienced international offshore operators in the country. Today the semi-public energy company Petrobras accounts for roughly 30% of overall earnings.

Carsten Plougmann Andersen, CEO of Maersk Supply Service, explains:

"Because we have worked in Brazil and with Petrobras for 35 years, we have a deep understanding of the market. This means that our business calculations are very reliable and secure a high degree of stability in our operations."

"When you combine this with an excellent pool of employees, whom we have trained ourselves as well as vessels customised to local requirements, we are in a strong position to continue being part of this compelling growth story," he says.

Positive to be part of the Group Due to the rapid growth, the Brazilian job market has been highly competitive for years and continues being one of the main challenges working in the country.

And being part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is a clear advantage for Maersk Supply Service, says Viggo Andersen, the company's managing director in Brazil:

"Because we are part of the Group we can offer employees a very strong package including world class training, an international work environment and the possibility of relocating within the Group. That is why we are having success recruiting new employees, even in such a volatile job market," says Mr. Andersen, who has been with the business since he helped establishing it in Brazil 35 years ago.

Maersk Supply Service Brazil employs around 450 people offshore and approximately 70 onshore divided between two offices in Rio and Macae.

Brazil and Petrobras on the rise

Brazil is the world's sixth largest economy and a major exporter of both raw materials and manufactured goods.

Petrobras, Brazil's semi-public energy company expects to invest USD 47 billion a year until 2016 and to double its need for supply vessels by 2020-2025.

Maersk Supply Service currently has 11 vessels operating for Petrobras, but also works for a number of international oil companies in Brazil.