Mega Shippers

A behind-the-scenes series discovering what it takes to keep the largest freight operator moving.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Jul 25, 2016

3 seaons till Oct 13, 2020

Popularity: 2.3704
1 votes
Networks
(GB)
(US)
Production

Back2Back Productions (GB)

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Monopiles (Part 2) - Spanish Trains - Refuse Bails

Seasons & episodes

Total 3 seasons, 26 episodes

Season 1

Aired

8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Grand Ship Auto45 min

    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.

  • Episode 2Mission: Super Yacht45 min

    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.

  • Episode 3Ultimate Cruise Ship45 min

    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.

  • Episode 4Hardcore Haul45 min

    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.

  • Episode 5Billion-Dollar Superbuild45 min

    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.

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