Heavy Lift

Constant flooding has been eroding the city of Venice for decades. The plan to build a barrier against the tides that cause the so-called "Acqua Alta" has been underway for almost forty years, but only now is the enormous €7 billion tidal barrier nearing completion.

An in-depth look at the complex heavy lifting process of taking an old ship, cutting it in half and stretching it, an operation called jumboization, increasingly common as demand increases in the lucrative cruise industry for larger ships that can transport more and more. more passengers.

The story of the Antonov An-225, a relic of the cold war era aircraft made in the Ukraine that still flies challenging missions today. It is the biggest airplane in the world and holds the most air records for cargo lift.