Mega Shippers
Across the globe there is a hidden army of workers keeping the world's cargo moving 365 days a year. Whether it's high value or high volume they'll do whatever it takes to ensure their cargo gets delivered on time and in perfect condition - in all weather, day and night. There are at least 20 million shipping containers crossing the world's seas at any given time carrying anything from lobsters to luxury sports cars. Mega Shippers gets exclusive access behind the scenes to Ports on both sides of the Atlantic to find out what it takes for the largest freight operators and shipping agents to deliver goods 24/7. From the delivery of an 18 million dollar super yacht to a 20 ton shipment of sweet potatoes - we'll watch ground crews on-load and off-load these precious, but very different cargoes - conquering monumental challenges from miscalculations to malfunctions.
- 2016-2021
- 3 seasons
- DCI
- Documentary
Across the globe there is a hidden army of workers keeping the world's cargo moving 365 days a year. Whether it's high value or high volume they'll do whatever it takes to ensure their cargo gets delivered on time and in perfect condition - in all weather, day and night. There are at least 20 million shipping containers crossing the world's seas at any given time carrying anything from lobsters to luxury sports cars. Mega Shippers gets exclusive access behind the scenes to Ports on both sides of the Atlantic to find out what it takes for the largest freight operators and shipping agents to deliver goods 24/7. From the delivery of an 18 million dollar super yacht to a 20 ton shipment of sweet potatoes - we'll watch ground crews on-load and off-load these precious, but very different cargoes - conquering monumental challenges from miscalculations to malfunctions.
Season 3 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Episode #3.1
48 mins
Supercars are shipped from England to Spain ready for an exclusive race day. In Carolina, USA a power plant rotor is airfreighted to Australia, and Scotland awaits a freight of weather-sensitive fertilizer.
Episode 2
Episode #3.2
48 mins
In Liverpool, massive machines are brought in to bring down raised dual carriageway, while in South England it is a race against the tide to unload 2000 tons of timber in 2 hours. In Spain the project is to get the first stage of a satellite into orbit.
Episode 3
Episode #3.3
In Germany, giant windfarm components are being shipped, and in North Yorkshire a 1930's locomotive is being moved 360 km back to Oxfordshire.
Episode 4
Episode #3.4
In Darwin, Australia a 23000 ton oil rig is taken on a heavy lift vessel, and in Leicester a stone crusher is heading for Africa.
Episode 5
Episode #3.5
In Valencia they are loading ten racing yachts onto a cargo ship, in Yorkshire it's a vintage train that has to get rolling for the first time in 60 years, and on the south coast of England workers struggle to offload 1500 tons of steel in high winds.
Episode 6
Episode #3.6
49 mins
In one of China's biggest docks it's massive shipping cranes that have to be shipped to Miami, in Scotland a ferry has to be squeezed through a lock entrance, and on England's south coast it a race with the weather and sand destined for the Channel Islands.
Episode 7
Episode #3.7
47 mins
In Denmark loading 2400 tons of wind turbine sections hangs in the balance, in Spain the shipment consists of three cutting-edge trains and in Scotland the workers are racing failing daylight to load compacted rubbish on its way to Sweden to be turned into renewable energy.
Episode 8
Episode #3.8
47 mins
This time we start in Australia where an oil rig has been left high and dry in the water, in Scotland it is a 10 metre-wide ship that has to be steered through a narrow harbour entrance, and staying in Scotland it is a truckload of Christmas trees taken through narrow forest roads at night.
Episode 9
Episode #3.9
46 mins
In Miami, Florida they have two days to unload six container cranes. In Montrose, Scotland it is redundant mooring ropes that have to be unloaded, checked and stored, and also in Montrose the port's very own chaplain, Pastor Pete, is there to give advice and support to the seamen.
Episode 10
Episode #3.10
49 mins
This time we begin in the south of England where a 57m long, 55 ton bridge section has to be loaded and unloaded on trucks. In Scotland, 2,800 tons of timber has to be offloaded before the weather turns, and in Grimsby 6 tons of fresh fish flown in from Iceland needs to be on the supermarket shelves in less than 12 hours.