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74 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News ? AUGUST 2014 short return on investment. With the economic need to run more efÞ cient ships, and the legislative demand cleaner ships, there have sprung to life a great many providers of Òship efÞ ciencyÓ solutions to this sector. How does Marorka stand out? Marorka focus on improving energy ef Þ -ciency by applying computerised energy management solution has a solid theoretical background and foun-dation; the roots of the company are from 1997. An entrepreneurial start born from a PhD study, the com- pany spun off from the academic world, formally es- tablished in 2002. Since then Marorka has put a lot of effort in further developing and Þ ne tuning our solu- tions and methodology. By implementing a wide vari- ety of data collecting we get a holistic approach which leads to a transparent overview of the ß eet. Hence the ship operators have greater power to advice on mana-gerial level more efÞ cient handling of their ß eet. When we have this interview again in July 2015, what change(s) do you envision discussing? Marorka will have enforced its position as the leading Energy Management Company for the maritime sector by continuously development and im-provement of our energy management solutions and project implementation. Our ß eet implementation pro- gram have taken the installation of Marorka systems above 750 systems. We have opened our of Þ ces in Co- penhagen, Singapore, Korea, Shanghai and strength-ened our presence in Middle East and EuropeOur expansion and growth strategy will have re-sulted in one or two acquisition in relevant Þ elds. The new emission regulation will be enforced from Janu-ary 2015 which will be an impetus for shipping opera-ONLINE MONITORING & CONTROL Ole Skatka Jensen Date of Birth June 22, 1966 Nationality DanishMarital status Married, two children Ole Skatka Jensen joined Marorka as CEO in May 2014. Ole has extensive experience of the international mari- time sector and has worked in a diverse range of cul- tural and business settings, including starting up com- panies in Malaysia, the Netherlands and Qatar. He has also been involved in organizational restructuring in connection with acquisitions in several countries. Dur- ing his 20 years in various MAN Diesel & Turbo over- seas entities and functions, Ole amassed a wealth of multi-cultural experience on many levels after 16 years living and working in South East Asia, Central Europe and the Middle East. MR #8 (74-81).indd 74MR #8 (74-81).indd 748/4/2014 12:27:44 PM8/4/2014 12:27:44 PM