Company /  Who we are »Caroline Schulte« at Eurogate Containerterminal Hamburg       The Schulte Group is a worldwide leading, family owned ship owner and ship manager. All together the Schulte Group employs about 15,000 seafarers and about 1,000 people onshore, owns more than 90 vessels and manages more than 500 vessels. The culture is rooted in the traditions of the Bernhard Schulte family and includes the following mission, values and goals:     The Bernhard Schulte Group wants to be a leading, independent, family owned ship owner and ship manager.     1. Independence Owning the the majority of our fleet ourself and maintaining a financially sound position 2. Fairness Treating business partners and employees with fairness, keeping commitments, and maintaining the good reputation of Bernhard Schulte 3. Entrepreneurship Encouraging initiative and innovation, systematically managing risks, encouraging team work and unbureaucratic business processes 4. Our people are essential Rewarding good performance and results, taking pride in the Group's cultural diversity, benefitting from the international network and offering long-term perspectives     These entail that we are a major participant ship owner in our core shipping sectors of container and bulk liquid transportation. We pursue opportunities in other shipping sectors or other business sectors - including raising the necessary equity in the capital markets through our own investment house when deemed especially profitable or when necessary for the development of our ship management activities, our second core business after ship owning. In ship management we strive to maintain our position as a worldwide leader and consistently provide excellent services with highest regard to safety, security and quality of operation - to our own fleet as well as to other ship owners fleets. We run successful liner operations in specific niches and in partnerships with other medium sized liner companies. We want to show sustainable and profitable growth. We own real estate for our own use, as a portfolio diversification and to hedge against risks in our other businesses.