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- S 1 E 1 - Munich Airport6 gennaio 201848minThe Munich Airport is a like a big machine, several hearts beat have to beat in the same pace to make sure that everything is running fine. How does this machine cope with an average of 120.000 passengers every day? What has to be done to guarantee the passengers safety. How is the endless flow of passengers and airplanes directed to move as smooth as possible?Iscriviti a Prime
- S 1 E 2 - Port of Rotterdam6 gennaio 201848minEvery year, more than 130,000 ships call at Europe's largest seaport. A total of 350 a day. With 140 million tons of container goods entering the port each year, "unwanted" cargo also gets through. Europol estimates that half of all cocaine circulating in Europe is smuggled through Rotterdam. Suspicious containers are a case for customs. 650 officers are on duty in the Port of Rotterdam every day.Iscriviti a Prime
- S 1 E 3 - Shinjuku Station6 gennaio 201848minFive separate train lines, almost three thousand passengers per minute and trains arriving every second. How can the people behind the scenes of the world's busiest station overcome a traffic load like this every day?Iscriviti a Prime
- S 1 E 4 - UPS Worldport6 gennaio 201848minTo deliver millions of packages and documents every day you need a Giant Hub: UPS Worldport in Louisville. It is the largest automated package handling facility in the world, and the center point of UPS's worldwide air network. It has 250 kilometers of conveyors and a troughput of 500.000 packages per hour. Roughly 2 million packages a day increasing to more than 4 million during the peak seasonIscriviti a Prime
- S 1 E 5 - Rungis6 gennaio 201848minRungis International Market is the world's largest wholesale market for fresh produce. Fish, meat, fruits, vegetables, cheese and even fresh flowers are sold here every day in quantities so large an entire train station and highway exit has been built to serve it. Being just outside Paris, Rungis serves many Parisian restaurants or great standings.Iscriviti a Prime
- S 1 E 6 - Moscow Metro6 gennaio 201848minIt is one of the biggest and busiest metro systems in the world: The Moscow Metro. During rush hour the trains are running every 90 seconds to transport around 9 million people daily - that makes 2.3 billion a year. Which means: it is the busiest metro outside of Asia. Nevertheless, the trains are at 99,9 % on time - world record for the most punctual metro system!Iscriviti a Prime
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