Mega Containers: Shipping The World
Mega Containers: Shipping The World is a TV show on Channel 5. The program has been available since 2020. A total of 10 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2022.
Last broadcast:09/02/2022 at 20:00
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Mega Containers: Shipping The World
Getting a ship into port is a complex task that takes incredible experience and skill.
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The story of how American trucking magnate Malcolm McLean revolutionised global trade by coming up with the idea of a steel box with a standard set of dimensions. The cargo container.
1:10:00
Canals and passages are created at a great human cost to reduce transit times, but if the passage is predictable, it increases vulnerability to piracy.
1:05:00
The biggest ships in today's commercial fleet can take several hours to berth. These modern-day behemoths are navigated into shore by experienced local pilots and teams of tug boats.
1:00:00
Canals and passages are created at a great human cost to reduce transit times, but if the passage is predictable, it increases vulnerability to piracy.
1:00:00
Canals and passages are created at a great human cost to reduce transit times, but if the passage is predictable, it increases vulnerability to piracy.
1:05:00
A look at the record-breaking ships built to move massive volumes of cargo, and the history of invention and engineering that defined the industry. In the early years of the 20th century, competition between nations to see who could build the biggest and fastest ships produced the Lusitania, the Olympic and the Titanic.
1:00:00
A look at the record-breaking ships built to move massive volumes of cargo, and the history of invention and engineering that defined the industry. In the early years of the 20th century, competition between nations to see who could build the biggest and fastest ships produced the Lusitania, the Olympic and the Titanic.
1:00:00
The story of how American trucking magnate Malcolm McLean revolutionised global trade by coming up with the idea of a steel box with a standard set of dimensions. The cargo container.