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S1.E1 ∙ Grand Ship Auto

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

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.

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S1.E2 ∙ Mission: Super Yacht

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

A 20 million dollar super yacht must cross the Atlantic to get to her winter home in Florida but its hurricane season. Meanwhile, mega shippers in England need to get a massive, 20-ton aircraft cabin trainer to its new home 7,000 miles away.

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S1.E3 ∙ Ultimate Container Ship

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Shippers in Virginia have just 17 hours to shift 5,700 tons of cargo onto a barge, but a killer thunderstorm threatens their chances of hitting the deadline. In Southhampton, the 18000 container vessel Mathilde Maersk, unloads and reloads containers before proceeding to Antwerp.

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S1.E4 ∙ Heavy Weights and Perishables

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

Sweet potatoes from Faizel, North Carolina, are moved to the Port of Virginia and loaded onto the Osaka Express bound for Southampton. Fish feed is loaded onto the ship Daroga for fish farms in the Shetland Islands and two 70 tonne dump trucks are loaded on board Hough Jeddah bound for Durban South Africa.

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S1.E5 ∙ Freight of Fire

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Louisiana, 55,000 tons of highly flammable bio-fuel 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.

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S1.E6 ∙ Billion Dollar Super Build

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

In Point Comfort Texas, MV Lone is navigated through the channel before unloading a 726 tonne column for the plastic plant. In Hope, Derbyshire, a rail worker sends 22 train carriages of cement 230km south to London. And a 750-tonne bridge closure section is lifted into place across the River Forth.

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S1.E7 ∙ Hardcore Haul

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

A $49 million rig needs to be relocated from Texas to an oilfield off the Indian coast, and mega shippers will need a radical solution to get it there. Meanwhile, a crew has to lift a 870-ton piece aboard a cargo ship to build a $4 billion warship.

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S1.E8 ∙ Migration of the Monsters

Wed, Dec 31, 1969

A massive airplane is ready for assembly in Alabama, but several huge parts need to arrive from all corners of the globe. Loading a rare three-wheeled sports car, and more logistical headaches trying to stow £100million worth of super yachts onto a vessel carrier in a busy Florida seaway.

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