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Otto Klemke
CEO & Co-Founder
Guides the company's mission from its first surveys in 2016 through to a global platform. The question that started NautilusLog was his.
NautilusLog
We started by asking why.
In 2016, maritime was one of the last industries running critical operations on paper, spreadsheets, and email threads. We went aboard vessels and asked the people doing the work what was actually missing. What they told us became NautilusLog.
Founded
2016
Vessels
2,000+
Countries
32+
Our journey
Eight years of listening to the industry.
We didn't launch a product then look for a market. We found the problems first, then built the solutions around the people who had to live with them.
- 2016
2016
Research before code
The company was founded after comprehensive surveys spanning ship managers, port operators, marine surveyors, P&I clubs and crew. Months at sea and in offices before a single feature was built.
- 2017
2017
First sail, first prototype
In January 2017, Otto Klemke and Sven Hamer sailed from Hamburg to Rotterdam to test the first prototype. NautilusLog GmbH was formally established in Hamburg, and the team began building the platform.
- 2019
2019
IHM module launched
The Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) module went live, helping ship owners and managers meet regulatory compliance for hazardous materials documentation. First fleet-wide deployments proved the model worked in the real world.
- 2020
2020
500,000 pages replaced
The platform generated and saved the effort of 500,000 pages in mandatory reporting, proving the paperless model at scale.
- 2022
2022
1,000+ vessels & ISO standard
The platform crossed 1,000 active vessel subscriptions across 20+ countries. NautilusLog co-developed ISO 4891, the new international standard for smart applications in ships, with Otto Klemke chairing the international working group.
- 2023
2023
APAC expansion & Singapore Digital Corridor
NautilusLog began building an early presence in the Asia-Pacific region, establishing NautilusLog Pte Ltd in Singapore. NautilusLog was shortlisted by MPA Singapore for the Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) initiative to develop standards-based solutions for paperless port calls.
Today
2,000+ vessels, still growing
130+ shipping companies, 32+ countries, 38,000+ reports generated.
How we think
Three things we won't compromise on.
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Listen before building.
Every feature NautilusLog has ever shipped traces back to a real conversation with someone doing the work. We don't guess what the industry needs. We ask, then we go and see it for ourselves.
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Fit the ship, not the other way around.
Maritime work happens offline, under pressure, in environments where apps fail and connectivity is unreliable. We design around that reality from the start, not as an afterthought.
03
Open over isolated.
Data that stays trapped inside one vendor's system doesn't help the industry. We build to open standards so your data flows freely to ports, authorities and customers, and works with whatever else you already use.
The people
The humans behind the platform.
A small team with deep maritime roots and a shared dislike of unnecessary paperwork.
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Sebastian Dahlen
Business Development
Connects people and ideas. Bridges the gap between what the industry needs and what NautilusLog can bring to market.
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Ralf Schmidt
Business Development APAC
Leads the Asia-Pacific expansion, building relationships with ship managers, operators, and maritime authorities across the region.
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Luis Schröder
Operations Manager
Keeps the processes that power NautilusLog scaling alongside growth — making sure innovation and customer satisfaction run in parallel.
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Toby Strachan
Business Development
Builds the strategic partnerships that drive growth. Brings a networks-first approach to maritime digitalisation.
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Idris Salaudeen
Customer Success
Makes sure every customer gets from signed contract to fleet-wide value. Onboarding, adoption and long-term impact.
Plus engineers, designers, and maritime specialists working behind the scenes.
"Your fresh view and concrete ideas help our industry a lot. You're real work simplifiers!"
Lennart Swoboda
Project Manager F&I, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
The team is happy to talk — about the industry, the platform, or just what a better inspection workflow looks like for your fleet.