Spotlight on Indonesia: Schulte Group strengthens ties with clients and partners

In January this year, the Schulte Group hosted the “Schulte Group Day Indonesia 2024” at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Jakarta. This successful event was attended by 180 guests from around 50 shipping companies from Indonesia, who were welcomed by Ayub Junus, Schulte Group Representative in Indonesia.

Schulte Group Day Indonesia. 

Four senior managers and directors from different Schulte Group entities presented latest industry trends in the areas of ship management, digital solutions, newbuilding management and port operations.

Capt. Raymond Peter, Managing Director of BSM, gave an overview of key industry trends from a ship management perspective.

Khalil Rehman Aziz, Managing Director of MariApps Marine Solutions, covered the topic of digitalisation of ship management operations.

Adinarayana Moka, Technical Director of Schulte Marine Concept, spoke about the newbuilding project management process.

Angelo Cachia, Managing Director of Waypoint Port Services, presented Waypoint’s global reach and local expertise for port operations with a focus on Indonesia and beyond.

Schulte Group presence in Indonesia

Over the years, our presence in Indonesia has steadily grown:

BSM Crew Service Centre Indonesia was opened in 2007. It has established itself as a leading local crewing company currently providing for over 880 Indonesian crew members.

Waypoint Port Services Indonesia was founded in 2013 and now operates seven branch offices. Through our partners, Waypoint maintains a direct presence at over 40 locations in Indonesia and is the largest agent in Indonesia for handling the export and import of alumina cargo.

At present, SMC is engaged in the provision of services for Indonesian clients’ newbuilding projects, including container vessels, bulk carriers, and offshore units. In addition, BSM has been providing ship management services in the Indonesian market for many years, and currently manages over 15 tankers, LPG carriers and LNG carriers for Indonesian clients.

Looking ahead

The purpose of our event was to strengthen our ties with clients and partners in Indonesia as we continue to expand Schulte Group presence in Indonesia to be even closer to our clients here, to create synergies and business opportunities, and to continuously improve our services.