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Falk Schulte has been working for Harren & Partner (H&P) as their Asia\/Pacific Representative and Senior Technical Superintendent in Singapore since June 2017. From his office there, he controls not only the technical management of the shipping company\u2019s own vessels, but also that of external shipping companies that have entrusted the use of their ships to H&P. For example, Schulte is currently responsible for a number of bulk carriers belonging to Oldendorff Carriers. This means that, with the exception of the crew, he takes care of almost everything required to keep the ocean giants running \u2013 from class certificates and spare parts supply to regular services, for example for safety equipment. He is also on hand to assist with all manner of technical problems on board the ships, either providing help and advice himself, or ensuring that the most suitable manufacturers or specialist companies are brought in to rectify the matter swiftly, allowing the ships to be operational again in a timely fashion.\r\n\r\nFor a good 20 months, however, the 40-year-old\u2019s daily work routine has been considerably different. \u201cIn the years before the COVID-19 crisis, the ratio of office-based to on-board tasks was around 70:30. Since the pandemic has taken over our lives, this ratio has shifted significantly to the detriment of on-board activities,\u201d Schulte explains. Moreover, since the coronavirus outbreak, working at the office has become the exception rather than the rule, as he now works mainly from home. The rules in Singapore currently state that all tasks that can be performed from home must be performed at home, if doing so is at all possible. Alongside this, Schulte\u2019s travel activities, for example to inspections in Malaysia, Thailand or China, have come to a complete standstill. \u201cTravel within Asia is still highly restrictive, especially as the return trip to Singapore almost always has a 10 to 14-day quarantine attached to it. What\u2019s more, Singaporean quarantine isn\u2019t just a friendly recommendation from the local health authorities; you\u2019re obliged to stay isolated inside your hotel room, you\u2019re not allowed to leave, and the only food provided is left outside your door three times a day for you to collect,\u201d Schulte continues. Indeed, Schulte believes he must have spent more than seven weeks in hotel quarantine in Singapore during the past 12 months, following business trips. \u201cThis kind of quarantine isn\u2019t really a holiday, but it\u2019s not like prison either \u2013 amenities such as room service function as normal, even in the quarantine hotels.\u201d Overall, though, Schulte tells us that he has felt much safer in Singapore since the outbreak of the pandemic than he has during his short returns to Germany. The Southeast Asian city-state adopted a great deal of preventative measures early on and has implemented them in a well-organised and consistent manner, which kept the number of cases very low for long stretches of the pandemic.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ module_class=”dtb-sticky” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Falk-Schulte-c-Harren-Partner_500px.png” title_text=”Falk-Schulte—c—Harren-&-Partner_500px” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.10.8″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”25px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ header_3_text_color=”#002e5b” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]
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With special ships such as the \u2018Svenja\u2019, Harren & Partner operates worldwide. As Technical Superintendent, Falk Schulte (centre left), based in Singapore since 2017, keeps the ocean liners running.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.8″ global_colors_info=”{}”]
From a professional perspective, too, he tells us that relocating to Singapore was \u201cexactly the right move\u201d for him, having already worked as a technical inspector for H&P in Bremen from 2008 to 2017. He confirms that his new home has the status of a genuine \u2018shipping hub\u2019 \u2013 nowhere else in the world is there a comparable density of shipowners, financial institutions, charterers, brokers, agents, shipyards and repair facilities. \u201cThe main advantages of my presence in Singapore,\u201d he explains, \u201care that I can respond more quickly to problems that occur on ships in the Eastern Hemisphere and visit them without having to travel for very long.\u201d For example, it only takes about six hours to fly from Singapore to northern China or Western Australia, which means at least a day\u2019s worth of time saved compared to travelling from Germany. \u201cPlus you can access the networks I mentioned and the Asian corporate culture more quickly than you can from Europe \u2013 at least that\u2019s how it was before COVID-19,\u201d he adds.\r\n\r\n