The global economy would be inconceivable without ships. They transport 90 percent of the world's goods traffic. This film, shot at numerous locations around the world, documents the importance and history of these giants.

How they are built, how the sophisticated logistics on the world's oceans work, what special ships can do, but also what more environmentally friendly alternatives are being developed, all the way to the beaches of Pakistan, where dozens of the giants of the seas are waiting to be scrapped when they are taken out of service...