World's Biggest Shipbuilders
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201660 minEncerrada

World's Biggest Shipbuilders

Emissora:Quest

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S01E06 - "Maiden Voyage"

Foi ao ar em Oct 9, 2016, 8:00 PM

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Descrição

In vast shipyards across the globe elite engineers are joining forces to build a new breed of marine machines to do battle with the worlds roughest seas.Featuring in the series is a giant Maersk Tanker as long as 2 football pitches, a mighty Supertug with the power of 180 cars and the world's biggest jack-up drilling rig with legs towering more than 200 metres over the shipyard. Constructing these ocean giants on time and to spec are the ultimate test of team work and skill for the world's biggest ship builders.Meet the boundary-pushing crew of engineers, shipbuilders, captains and designers as they work to build, test and launch three of the world's most complex offshore assets. Working under extreme conditions, and tight deadlines, the teams toil to complete the assets and get them ready to access and transport oil.

Detalhes

Status
Encerrada
Idioma
English
Duração
60 min
Estreia
September 4, 2016
Encerrada
October 9, 2016
Programação
Sunday às 21:00

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 6 Episódios)

Mega Yards

In the South Korean shipyards of Okpo and Sungdong, two teams are building a giant tanker– the Maersk Tangier, along with the world's biggest jack-up rig – the XLE4.

Sep 4, 2016

60 min

Huge Hulls

The workers face one of the heaviest lifts any of them have ever attempted - hoisting a giant 3000 tonne leg well into position, with the help of the yard's floating crane.

Sep 11, 2016

60 min

Emergency

The Tangier is welded together from a hundred and twenty nine giant steel blocks. As the challenges increase for the tanker team, the rig team is also feeling the pressure.

Sep 18, 2016

60 min

Super Tug

The construction of the vessel's bow and stern begins at two shipyards in Poland, but it's a bumpy start for the new build. Meanwhile in Korea, the XLE4's hull is being completed.

Sep 25, 2016

60 min

Launch

In Norway, workers prepare for the delivery of the super tug's hull pieces. Back in South Korea, the Tangier is about to take to the open sea for the very first time.

Oct 2, 2016

60 min

Maiden Voyage

Finally complete, the Tangier has left port to begin her maiden voyage. On the other side of the world, the super tug team race against the clock to finish the build.

Oct 9, 2016

60 min

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