1997 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, 2nd prize
Photographer

Thomas Ernsting

for Stern

01 January, 1996

The construction of a prototype for a new-generation container ship: Before the sections of the hull are fitted together, the paint and rustproofing are subjected to a thorough quality check. Norway's Kvaerner corporation - Europe's largest shipbuilder with 56,000 employees worldwide - now owns this shipyard, in which the German state has a major financial stake.

About the photographer

Thomas Ernsting

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