global signs of recovery and orders manufacturing shipping in south korea they're looking to tiny koji island that's a ship building hub and it has reason for optimism a suggestion that more ship orders could soon be on the way our correspondent frank smith has this report. south korea ranks as one of the top shipbuilding countries in the world but it's a boom and bust industry it takes years for south korea's shipyard hub of to feel new order's benefits. from signing the contract to construction takes a year to year in the hands resulting in a lack of work in the federal government have to manage this problem together to maintain employment and the ongoing viability of the ship building industry here. and maintaining viability has become more difficult as of late south korea's traditional key industries textiles steel auto electronics and ship building largely depend on robust international trade what happens here effects the whole country but now because of the coronavirus those industries are particularly at risk with exports declining for 4 consecutive months but a $19200000000.00