About this season
A behind-the-scenes series discovering what it takes to keep the largest freight operator moving.
Episodes (8)
1. Fertilizer - Ocean Racing Yachts - Classic Cars
Aired 31 July 2018 • 45 min
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.
2. Two Huge Cubes - 50 Trucks Lifted - 2nd World War Tank
Aired 7 August 2018 • 45 min
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.
3. HMS Prince of Wales Carrier - Steel Cable Squeeze - £Million Yacht Move
Aired 14 August 2018 • 45 min
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.
4. Wind Turbine Towers - Rockwool, Locomotive - Massive Soil Unload
Aired 21 August 2018 • 45 min
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.
5. Coal Unload - £15-Million Super Yacht - Divers Repair Locks
Aired 28 August 2018 • 45 min
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.
6. Mini-Cooper Cars - Moving, 40 tons of Frozen Fish - Steel Girder Unloading
Aired 4 September 2018 • 45 min
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.
7. Biomass - Industrial Generator - 700 head of Cattle
Aired 11 September 2018 • 45 min
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.
8. Royal Navy Ship - Channel Island Supply Run - Steam Locomotive
Aired 18 September 2018 • 45 min
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.