Mega Shippers

Jul 25, 2016

Shipping from England to Baltimore, $34 million of vehicles are to waiting to be moved across the Atlantic, but their ride is running late. In New Jersey, a multi-million dollar convoy of nuclear reactor parts presents unique challenges to the crew.

Aug 1, 2016

An $18 million super yacht must cross the Atlantic to get to her winter home in Florida but its hurricane season. In England, the crew needs to get a 20-ton aircraft cabin trainer worth a small fortune to its new home in Africa 7,000 miles away.

Aug 8, 2016

Shippers in Virginia have just 17 hours to shift 5,700 tons of cargo onto a barge, but a huge thunderstorm threatens their chances of hitting the deadline. In Florida, one of the world's largest cruise ships needs to restock, but time is running out.

Aug 15, 2016

A precocious plan is needed to transport a rig from Texas to an oilfield off the Indian coast; a crew has to lift a 870-ton piece aboard a cargo ship to build a warship.

Aug 22, 2016

A nearly $2 billion bridge is being built, and mega shippers need to lift massive sections of the bridge 180 feet above a dangerous river. In Florida, $150 million-worth of yachts need to be moved without a scratch.

Aug 29, 2016

A brand-new $33 million helicopter has just come off the production line. But getting it across the Atlantic in pristine condition is no small feat. Meanwhile, a championship rally car needs to be moved across five countries and two seas in just 76 hours.

Sep 12, 2016

In Louisiana, 55,000 tons of highly flammable biofuel is destined for a hungry power station over 4,500 miles across the Atlantic. Meanwhile, a $10 million ship loader dangles perilously in the sky. And a faulty radio could doom the whole operation.

Sep 19, 2016

A massive airplane is ready for assembly in Alabama, but mega shippers need to move several huge parts from all corners of the globe. Meanwhile, three monster dump trucks need to be moved to the other side of the planet without a scratch.

Jul 31, 2018

Thousands of tonnes of fertiliser must be moved before rains threatens to destroy the cargo. A classic car dealer ships a load of vintage motors worth £2million. Documentary profiling the hidden army of workers responsible for keeping the world's cargo ships on the move 365 days a year.

Aug 7, 2018

In Rotterdam, two huge cubes are moved off a cargo vessel to a small barge. In Ipswich, 50 trucks are lifted, and in Portsmouth Second World War army tanks are transported.

Aug 14, 2018

A naval architect must move a £3 billion aircraft carrier from a dry dock. A heavy haulage expert faces a tight squeeze shifting 300 tonnes of steel cable under a low bridge.

Aug 21, 2018

The pressure is on to export three offshore wind towers to safeguard a Scottish town’s economic future. And, a 130-tonne locomotive is winched onto a narrow trailer.

Aug 28, 2018

In Teeside, 75,000 tonnes of coal from the US must be unloaded in just three days. And, a new £15-million yacht must be lifted to a cargo ship bound for Greece.

Sep 4, 2018

In Oxford, 280 Minis must be loaded onto a train in just six hours. They're bound for Southampton to be loaded onto ferries for export to China, Japan and the USA.

Sep 11, 2018

In Shoreham, 5000 tons of biomass are being shipped to power plants in Sweden. And in King's Lyn, the old power station receives a new gas turbine shipped in from Germany.

Sep 18, 2018

In Glasgow, a royal navy patrol vessel must be transported from the shipyard to the water. In Southampton, 600 tons of supplies must be loaded for export to the Channel Islands.

Aug 11, 2020

Kieran struggles to get a 26-tonne train rolling for the first time in 60 years. Colin has 48 hours to load ten valuable racing yachts. Robin Has 5 hours to unload 1500 Tons of Sheet Pile construction steel.

Aug 18, 2020

A heavy lift vessel takes onboard a 23,000-tonne oil rig. Plus, a blanket of fog keeps one of the world's biggest airplanes grounded.

Aug 25, 2020

Massive machines are brought in to move a raised dual carriage way. Plus, a team race against time to underload a shipment of timber.

Sep 1, 2020

It's a race against time as six massive container cranes have to be loaded in three days. And, a ferry is in urgent need of repair.

Sep 8, 2020

Craig has 48 hours to get four super cars to Spain. Meanwhile, rain threatens to ruin an incoming shipment of fertiliser worth up to £45,000,000.

Sep 15, 2020

One of the biggest heavy lift vessels in the world is squeezed through a narrow canal in Germany. Plus, a 90-tonne locomotive is loaded onto a truck.

Sep 22, 2020

A 23,000-tonne oil rig needs offloading in Melbourne. Plus, a driver battles bad weather to deliver Christmas trees.

Sep 29, 2020

In Miami, there are just two days to unload six container cranes. Meanwhile, Martin has to check and store 1,200 metres of mooring ropes.

Oct 6, 2020

Mark has to offload 2,800 tonnes of timber before the weather turns, while Chris transports a 57-metre-long bridge section.

Oct 13, 2020

The loading of wind turbine sections threatens to capsize a ship. Plus, 3,000 bales of compacted rubbish are shipped to Sweden.