Mega Transports

In a remarkable engineering feat a 500 million drilling rig journeys from South Korea to Europe Over 90 days starting in Ulsan South Korea the 123meterlong 76meterwide rig journeys to Europe To tackle the task the ALP Striker one of the worlds mightiest ocean tugs employs armthick steel cables Connecting the tug and rig takes a day leading to an unprecedented voyage around the Cape of Good Hope

South America. The chelonian Atacama Desert is home to the world's largest radio telescope Atacama Large Millimeter Array Observatory, also known as ALMA. In an altitude of 5,000 meters above sea level, astronomers find perfect conditions for observing the universe. Almost no pollution, no artificial lights and very thin air.

Follow the Hoegh Trapper the worlds largest automobile transporter on a 28000kilometer journey to various ports across the globe carrying thousands of cars and heavy machinery Learn about the challenges faced at the Panama Canal due to the vessels enormous size amd follow Captain She as he and his crew navigate the ship through the newly expanded lock chambers

A wind park needs to get from Europe to Asia. Over two thousand tons of highly sensitive and valuable cargo. On one of the world's largest heavy lift vessels. The team has only 37 days for loading in two ports and travelling once around half of the globe. To be able to transport the entire cargo, the crew even has to build another level altogether.

The Siberian Ice Road doesnt forgive mistakes Its treacherous and unpredictable Its also a lifethreatening adversary that has left many fractured and broken Only in winter when the snow buries the underlying mudflats is the region accessible at all One of the biggest businesses in the area involves transports to gold mines Tons of gold is at stake if the transports dont arrive in time

A three hundred and ninety ton giant on a daring journey: A team of German heavy-lift-specialists have to transport a generator from a disused coal plant to its new operation site 120 kilometers away. Sounds easy, but the weight and dimensions of twelve-million euro generator pose a grueling challenge for everyone involved.