Time in Flux: From Basel to Rotterdam on a Container Ship - Hardcover

Elke Fischer; Sabine Theil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3716517682 ISBN 13: 9783716517680

Publisher: Benteli Verlag, 2013

Synopsis

One of the continent's main transport routes, the Rhine winds through the heart of Europe from the Alps to the North Sea. Thousands of goods are loaded, transported and handled on the Rhine. The photographer Elke Fischer and the author Sabine Theil experienced this enormous trade route in a very special way: they travelled together on board a container freight ship from Basel to Rotterdam - the largest sea port in Europe. Along the way they received an entirely new perspective of the venerable river that glides past idyllic vineyards and through the legendary Valley of the Loreley on its way to advanced international transport centres. The texts and images that they brought back from their journey offer an authentic glimpse into the realm of containers, locks, powerful cranes and gigantic port facilities. In the process the two authors discovered a unique world full of technological wonders, breathtaking industrial scenes and of utterly impressive human achievements, cooperation and comradery. Text in English and German.

About this title

About the Author:

Elke Fischer, born 1965 in Lorrach (Germany), has been working as a freelance photographer since 1996 in the fields of advertising, still life and documentation. Sabine Theil, born 1960 in Weil am Rhein (Germany), is a project and event manager and a freelance journalist. Sabine lectures on cultural and historical subjects as well as publications in newspapers and journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Benteli Verlag
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 3716517682
• ISBN 13: 9783716517680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192