Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is an integrated maritime solutions provider and one of the world’s top-ranking ship managers in the gas, tanker, offshore, container, bulk and cruise sectors.

BSM manages a fleet of 430 vessels in full management and additionally 220 in crew management. The company operates a network of 11 ship management centres, 28 crew service and five wholly-owned maritime training centres in more than 30 locations with 20,000 seafarers and 3,000 shore-based employees across the globe.

BSM traces its roots back to 1883 with the founding of Schulte & Bruns by Johann Hermann Schulte and his friend and partner, Christoph Bruns, in Papenburg, Germany. Subsequent generations of the Schulte family bought out partners’ interests to form what is known today as the wholly family-owned Schulte Group.

As a family owned company, BSM is able to operate independently from the constraints of the equity markets and places the highest priority on long term relationships with its customers. Personal responsibility is at the core of BSM’s operational excellence – and defines its customer centricity, full transparency within the company and with customers, and excellent Loss, Prevention, Safety and Quality standards. BSM’s entrepreneurial spirit is the basis for steady innovation.

BSM is dedicated to supporting its customers’ businesses and mindfully takes care of their assets. As a member of the Schulte Group, this commitment has been the key to its success for more than 140 years. It allows BSM to offer customers peace of mind – and competitive advantages through maximum vessel availability, safety, reliability and efficiency.