
Heavy Lift
Season 2
Episodes

1. Ships that Carry Ships
October 10, 2016
44 min
Asian shipyards are building more ships than ever, but getting them to Western clients in pristine condition, unscratched and ready for action requires a very special kind of logistics vehicle to transport them across the world's oceans. Only a very few companies in the world operate ships that carry ships, as well as a number of other gigantic floating objects. This is the story of one of the heaviest lifters on the high seas today: The Hawk. Hawk is a semi-submersible heavy lift ship, designed to transport heavy loads around the world that conventional ships can't carry.