About this season
A behind-the-scenes series discovering what it takes to keep the largest freight operator moving.
Episodes (10)
1. Carriage 58 - 10 Racing Yachts - Sheet Pile Steel
Aired 11 August 2020 • 45 min
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.
2. Jack Up Rig (Part 1) - Darwin - Mining Machine
Aired 18 August 2020 • 45 min
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.
3. Satellite - Liverpool Flyover - Wood Ship
Aired 25 August 2020 • 45 min
Massive machines are brought in to move a raised dual carriage way. Plus, a team race against time to underload a shipment of timber.
4. Gantry Cranes (Part 1) - China - Herb Isles - Sand Ship
Aired 1 September 2020 • 45 min
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.
5. Rotor - Super Cars - Fertiliser Ship
Aired 8 September 2020 • 45 min
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.
6. Monopiles (Part 1) King Edward Train
Aired 15 September 2020 • 45 min
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.
7. Jack Up Rig (Part 2) - Melbourne - Boat Doors - Christmas Trees
Aired 22 September 2020 • 45 min
A 23,000-tonne oil rig needs offloading in Melbourne. Plus, a driver battles bad weather to deliver Christmas trees.
8. Gantry Cranes (Part 2) - Miami - Cables - Pastor Pete
Aired 29 September 2020 • 45 min
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.
9. New Haven Bridge - Sawn Timber - Flying Fish
Aired 6 October 2020 • 45 min
Mark has to offload 2,800 tonnes of timber before the weather turns, while Chris transports a 57-metre-long bridge section.
10. Monopiles (Part 2) - Spanish Trains - Refuse Bails
Aired 13 October 2020 • 45 min
The loading of wind turbine sections threatens to capsize a ship. Plus, 3,000 bales of compacted rubbish are shipped to Sweden.