Hello and welcome to Nautik4ever. This website was created to combine my two major fields of interest - the maritime way of life and photography. My name is Michael Schindler, I live in Hamburg and work for the premium container shipping company Columbus Shipmanagement GmbH, better known throughout the world as Hamburg Süd. Presently I'm serving on board their Monte-, Rio- and Santa-class container ships flying the German flag as third mate. This gives me ample opportunity to take new shots for the site.
I started out in Hamburg/Germany taking a lot of pictures from the harbour ferries and at the Bubendey pilot station. In July 2007 I visited Rotterdam for the first time and have made several extensive trips to the largest port in Europe since then.
During my second practical term on board the Maersk Donegal, I finally expanded my library with locations all over the world. Eventually, photos taken at all the major ports and waterways around the world will be added to the site and I will continue to provide shots the way only maritime personnel can!
After 5 years of hard work my collection has grown to more than 80.000 pictures and will continue to increase every day.
Hope you enjoy my maritime world as much as I do!
Yours truly,
Michael Schindler
webmaster@nautik4ever.com
During my second practical term on board the Maersk Donegal, I finally expanded my library with locations all over the world. Eventually, photos taken at all the major ports and waterways around the world will be added to the site and I will continue to provide shots the way only maritime personnel can!
After 5 years of hard work my collection has grown to more than 80.000 pictures and will continue to increase every day.
Hope you enjoy my maritime world as much as I do!
Yours truly,
Michael Schindler
webmaster@nautik4ever.com