• 477
    watchers
  • 4.7k
    plays
  • 1.5k
    collected
  • 162
    lists

Mega Shippers

All Episodes 2016 - 2020

  • 2018-01-08T22:00:00Zs at 2018-01-08T22:00:00Z on Quest
  • 2016-07-25T21:00:00Z
  • 45m
  • 19h 30m (26 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Back2Back Productions
  • Documentary
A behind-the-scenes series discovering what it takes to keep the largest freight operator moving.

26 episodes

Series Premiere

2016-07-25T21:00:00Z

1x01 Grand Ship Auto

Series Premiere

1x01 Grand Ship Auto

  • 2016-07-25T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-08-01T21:00:00Z

1x02 Mission: Super Yacht

1x02 Mission: Super Yacht

  • 2016-08-01T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-08-08T21:00:00Z

1x03 Ultimate Cruise Ship

1x03 Ultimate Cruise Ship

  • 2016-08-08T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-08-15T21:00:00Z

1x04 Hardcore Haul

1x04 Hardcore Haul

  • 2016-08-15T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-08-22T21:00:00Z

1x05 Billion-Dollar Superbuild

1x05 Billion-Dollar Superbuild

  • 2016-08-22T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-08-29T21:00:00Z

1x06 Championship Cargo

1x06 Championship Cargo

  • 2016-08-29T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2016-09-12T21:00:00Z

1x07 Freight of Fire

1x07 Freight of Fire

  • 2016-09-12T21:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Finale

2016-09-19T21:00:00Z

1x08 Migration of the Monsters

Season Finale

1x08 Migration of the Monsters

  • 2016-09-19T21:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Premiere

2018-07-31T21:00:00Z

2x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

2x01 Episode 1

  • 2018-07-31T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-08-07T21:00:00Z

2x02 Episode 2

2x02 Episode 2

  • 2018-08-07T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-08-14T21:00:00Z

2x03 Episode 3

2x03 Episode 3

  • 2018-08-14T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-08-21T21:00:00Z

2x04 Episode 4

2x04 Episode 4

  • 2018-08-21T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-08-28T21:00:00Z

2x05 Episode 5

2x05 Episode 5

  • 2018-08-28T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-09-04T21:00:00Z

2x06 Episode 6

2x06 Episode 6

  • 2018-09-04T21:00:00Z45m

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.

2018-09-11T21:00:00Z

2x07 Episode 7

2x07 Episode 7

  • 2018-09-11T21:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Finale

2018-09-18T21:00:00Z

2x08 Episode 8

Season Finale

2x08 Episode 8

  • 2018-09-18T21:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Premiere

2020-08-11T21:00:00Z

3x01 Carriage 58/Yachts/Steel Ship

Season Premiere

3x01 Carriage 58/Yachts/Steel Ship

  • 2020-08-11T21:00:00Z45m

Kieran struggles to get a 26-tonne train rolling for the first time in 60 years. Plus, Colin has 48 hours to load ten valuable racing yachts.

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.

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

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.

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.

3x06 Monopiles P1/King Edward Train

  • 2020-09-15T21:00:00Z45m

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.

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

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.

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

Season Finale

2020-10-13T21:00:00Z

3x10 Monopiles-P2/Spanish Trains/Refuse Bails

Season Finale

3x10 Monopiles-P2/Spanish Trains/Refuse Bails

  • 2020-10-13T21:00:00Z45m

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

Loading...