BBCNEWS The Travel Show June 4, 2024 17:33:00
This is genuinely incredible. i'm in heaven. a huge shipyard with boats and ships at various stage of construction, all made from wood. in an industry dominated by bulky and expensive container ships, these smaller, more agile vessels are still in huge demand. so here we are close up to these incredible hulks, really. this one's in mid—construction. we can actually go inside, which i'm going to see how they actually make these things. apparently, each of these takes about 2.5 years to make. for many of the workers, ship building is a family tradition.