Chief Technical Officer and Co-Owner, Smart-Marine
Mr. Thorbjoern Thade Petersen is a highly experienced marine engineer with a long career in the maritime industry. His expertise is deeply rooted, amongst others, in his 23 years at sea with Maersk Line, where he worked on some of the largest container vessels in the world equipped with modern 2-stroke marine engines. His hands-on experience has given him a unique understanding of the technical challenges and operational complexities of modern shipping.
In 2018, drawing on his vast experience, Thorbjoern founded Smart-Marine. His vision for the company arose from firsthand observations onboard, where he identified sludge accumulation as an increasing operational issue, contributing to inefficiencies and potential risks to the main engine performance and stability. He also recognized an untapped potential in the sludge produced during operation. With an innovative mindset, Thorbjoern proposed that used oil and sludge, traditionally seen as waste, could instead be treated as a resource to be reused, offering both significant environmental and economic benefits to the industry.
