
{"id":10933,"date":"2020-01-31T17:44:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synergymediaspecialists.com\/?p=10933"},"modified":"2022-06-14T02:00:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:00:57","slug":"osm-its-all-about-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/osm-its-all-about-people\/","title":{"rendered":"OSM \u2013 it\u2019s all about people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>Norway gave the company an opportunity to expand its business when it started its operations in Arendal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cArendal is strong in maritime and shipping due to its maritime heritage and stable environment, which is why companies like us thrive there,\u201d said Geir Sekkesaeter, managing director of OSM Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo.jpg\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13090\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo-696x695.jpg 696w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-photo-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Geir Sekkesaeter<\/strong>, Managing Director of OSM Norway&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>\u00a9&nbsp;OSM Norway<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With an initial focus to supply seafarers, OSM Norway eventually grew to become a company that provides full-service solutions to the global maritime and offshore industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe cooperate closely with a number of Japanese companies within the maritime and offshore segments. Our focus is to further expand our ship management services,\u201d shared Sekkesaeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking forward, OSM Norway plans on expanding its operations due to its rapid business growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOSM in Arendal has had significant growth for the past six months. By next year we will operate about 80 advanced vessels like shuttle tankers, shuttle carriers, VLCCs and smaller tankers, while our offshore operations will focus on accommodation units and FSOs,\u201d stated Sekkesaeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the company\u2019s advancements, OSM Norway credits its success to its people and its client relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have developed our products and practices to be efficient, transparent and digitized, but people are our top priority,\u201d mentioned Sekkesaeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We cooperate closely with a number of Japanese companies within the maritime and offshore segments. Our focus is to further expand our ship management services.<\/p><cite><span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"> <strong>Geir Sekkesaeter<\/strong>, Managing Director of OSM Norway <\/span><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:25px\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/osm.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13089\" width=\"57\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1-150x190.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1-300x380.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sms-bridges.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/NO20-OSM-Norway-logo-1-331x420.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 57px) 100vw, 57px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn OSM we have a slogan: \u2018It\u2019s all about people.\u2019 Trust is very important. You can have all the advanced IT and digitalization in the world but in the end, it\u2019s a people business,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.osm.no\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.osm.no<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway gave the company an opportunity to expand its business when it started its operations in Arendal. \u201cArendal is strong in maritime and shipping due to its maritime heritage and stable environment, which is why companies like us thrive there,\u201d said Geir Sekkesaeter, managing director of OSM Norway. 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