Ep 4. Wind Turbine Towers Rockwool Locomotive

Mega Shippers season 2, episode 4, titled Wind Turbine Towers, Rockwool, Locomotive takes viewers into the world of transportation logistics. In this episode, the team at Collett & Sons tackle challenges of transporting large, complex components across land and sea.

The first cargo on the agenda is a set of enormous wind turbine towers that are due for installation in Scotland. The team must transport the towers from the factory in Turkey where they were manufactured to the port where they will be loaded onto a cargo ship. With each tower measuring around 56 meters in length and weighing over 60 tonnes, this is no easy feat. The crew must first carefully dismantle the towers into smaller pieces before arranging for land transport to the port. Upon reaching the port, the towers are reassembled and then loaded, piece by piece, onto a cargo ship, ready for transportation to their final destination.

Next up, the Collett & Sons team has a shipment of Rockwool insulation to transport from a factory in Wales to a construction site in the UK. This cargo is packed into dozens of containers, each weighing over 30 tonnes. The team faces an added challenge in that the construction site has limited space for storing containers, so the delivery must be timed precisely to avoid congestion.

Finally, the episode concludes with a look at the transportation of a historic steam locomotive. The Collett & Sons team has been commissioned to transport the 99-year-old "Peggy" locomotive from a restoration facility in Glasgow to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Given the age and fragility of this historic machine, the team must take extra care in planning the transport route and ensuring that the locomotive is well-supported throughout the journey.

Throughout the episode, viewers get an inside look at the world of logistics and the intricacies involved in transporting oversized and heavy cargoes. The crew at Collett & Sons demonstrate their expertise and dedication in ensuring that each piece of cargo is transported safely and efficiently, despite the many challenges they face along the way.