Ships, seas, power - beginning of globalization (2025)

People have always wanted to reach the horizon and go beyond it. It wasn't and isn't just about discovering for the sake of discovering. Exotic goods, wealth and power were the driving forces of these people. The steamship ultimately brought the breakthrough for global mobility and trade. In the past, as now, shipping is the engine of globalization.

Released Oct. 4, 2025 87 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: tmdb.transportation, tmdb.colonialism, tmdb.trade, tmdb.shipping, tmdb.globalisation, tmdb.maritime-history, mdblist.one-actor

Production Companies: ZDF/Arte, Loopfilm GmbH

Country: Germany
Production Country: Germany
Languages: German