Down at the docks in Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, cranes swing into action, unloading "Edith" - the world's biggest container ship, which has just come into the port.
Tom de la Mare, barrister for the RSPCA, accused the AHVLA of unlawfully permitting the transport of sheep via Ramsgate without ensuring that appropriate unloading facilities were in place at or near the port to safeguard animal welfare.