

The global Shipbuilding market size is predicted to grow from US$ 42070 million in 2025 to US$ 58690 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2025 to 2031.
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.
China is the largest Shipbuilding market with about 40% market share. South Korea is follower, accounting for about 35% market share.
The key players are China Shipbuilding Group Corporation, KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries), Daewoo Shipbuilding, Fincantieri, Samsung Heavy Industries, Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan Marine United, COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Oshima Shipbuilding etc. Top 3 companies occupied about 66% market share.
The “Shipbuilding Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Shipbuilding sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Shipbuilding sales for 2025 through 2031. With Shipbuilding sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Shipbuilding industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Shipbuilding landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Shipbuilding portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Shipbuilding market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Shipbuilding and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Shipbuilding.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Shipbuilding market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Bulkers
Tankers
Containers
Other Ships
Segmentation by Application:
Goods Transportation
Passenger Transportation
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
China Shipbuilding Group Corporation
KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries)
Daewoo Shipbuilding
Fincantieri
Samsung Heavy Industries
Imabari Shipbuilding
Japan Marine United
COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Oshima Shipbuilding
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Shipbuilding market?
What factors are driving Shipbuilding market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Shipbuilding market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Shipbuilding break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Shipbuilding Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Shipbuilding by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Shipbuilding by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Shipbuilding Segment by Type
2.2.1 Bulkers
2.2.2 Tankers
2.2.3 Containers
2.2.4 Other Ships
2.3 Shipbuilding Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Shipbuilding Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Shipbuilding Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Shipbuilding Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Shipbuilding Segment by Application
2.4.1 Goods Transportation
2.4.2 Passenger Transportation
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Shipbuilding Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Shipbuilding Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Shipbuilding Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Shipbuilding Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Shipbuilding Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Shipbuilding Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Shipbuilding Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Shipbuilding Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Shipbuilding Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Shipbuilding Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Shipbuilding Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Shipbuilding Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Shipbuilding Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Shipbuilding Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Shipbuilding by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Shipbuilding Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Shipbuilding Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Shipbuilding Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Shipbuilding Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Shipbuilding Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Shipbuilding Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Shipbuilding Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Shipbuilding Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Shipbuilding Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Shipbuilding Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Shipbuilding Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Shipbuilding Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Shipbuilding Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Shipbuilding Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Shipbuilding Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Shipbuilding Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Shipbuilding Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Shipbuilding Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Shipbuilding Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Shipbuilding by Country
7.1.1 Europe Shipbuilding Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Shipbuilding Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Shipbuilding Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Shipbuilding Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Shipbuilding Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Shipbuilding
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Shipbuilding
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Shipbuilding
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Shipbuilding Distributors
11.3 Shipbuilding Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Shipbuilding by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Shipbuilding Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Shipbuilding Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Shipbuilding Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Shipbuilding Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Shipbuilding Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation
13.1.1 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation Company Information
13.1.2 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation Main Business Overview
13.1.5 China Shipbuilding Group Corporation Latest Developments
13.2 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries)
13.2.1 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries) Company Information
13.2.2 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries) Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries) Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries) Main Business Overview
13.2.5 KSOE (Hyundai Heavy Industries) Latest Developments
13.3 Daewoo Shipbuilding
13.3.1 Daewoo Shipbuilding Company Information
13.3.2 Daewoo Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Daewoo Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Daewoo Shipbuilding Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Daewoo Shipbuilding Latest Developments
13.4 Fincantieri
13.4.1 Fincantieri Company Information
13.4.2 Fincantieri Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Fincantieri Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Fincantieri Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Fincantieri Latest Developments
13.5 Samsung Heavy Industries
13.5.1 Samsung Heavy Industries Company Information
13.5.2 Samsung Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Samsung Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Samsung Heavy Industries Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Samsung Heavy Industries Latest Developments
13.6 Imabari Shipbuilding
13.6.1 Imabari Shipbuilding Company Information
13.6.2 Imabari Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Imabari Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Imabari Shipbuilding Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Imabari Shipbuilding Latest Developments
13.7 Japan Marine United
13.7.1 Japan Marine United Company Information
13.7.2 Japan Marine United Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Japan Marine United Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Japan Marine United Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Japan Marine United Latest Developments
13.8 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY
13.8.1 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY Company Information
13.8.2 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY Main Business Overview
13.8.5 COSCO SHIPPING HEAVY INDUSTRY Latest Developments
13.9 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
13.9.1 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Company Information
13.9.2 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Latest Developments
13.10 Oshima Shipbuilding
13.10.1 Oshima Shipbuilding Company Information
13.10.2 Oshima Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Oshima Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Oshima Shipbuilding Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Oshima Shipbuilding Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.