Why Britain did not season its naval timber in North Africa

Why not ship British naval timber to North Africa for seasoning in a drier climate?

Pests, transport volume, storage needs, and security outweighed the climatic advantage of seasoning the timber overseas.

British planners considered ideas resembling overseas seasoning but faced several practical objections. Timber shipped to North Africa might encounter termites and other pests less familiar than those in Britain. The Navy would also have to transport enormous quantities, secure suitable stores, and trust local political conditions. Keeping the process at home traded climatic advantages for known risks, established dockyards, and direct control of a strategic resource.