Bernhard Schulte is an independent, family-owned shipping company with a proud 135-year history in the shipping industry. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Bernhard Schulte has offices in 26 locations around the world and focuses on two core business areas, ship owning and ship management. The group owns about 100 vessels and manages about 600 ships through the employment of 18,000 seafarers and 2,000 shore staff.