Maersk Supply Service (MSS) will reduce its onshore workforce in response to “negative developments” in the oil and gas sector, the firm has announced.
MSS, which has a regional office in Kingswells, Aberdeen, said it will reduce its global workforce by around 55.
Most of those affected will be within its headquarters in Lyngby, Denmark.
The firm said it plans to reduce its onshore costs by 30%.
The changes are expected to concern all onshore functions of MSS and take effect within May.
Steen S. Karstensen, chief executive of Maersk Supply Service, said: “We realise that the announcement is very unsettling, and indeed undeserved, for our employees.
“However, as we expect a significantly reduced activity level in the oil and gas industry, it is a necessary step to ensure our organisation reflects the current market reality and to safeguard the future of our company.”
MSS employs an international staff of approximately 1100 offshore and 250 onshore people.
Headquartered in Denmark, Maersk Supply Service is represented globally with offices in Aberdeen, Accra, Luanda, Manila, Mexico City, Perth, Rio de Janeiro, St. John’s, and Singapore.
Maersk Supply Service is a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk which employs roughly 70,000 employees across operations in 130 countries.