Shipbuilding Market: By Product Type, By Application, and Region Forecast 2019-2030

Shipbuilding Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Global Industry Analysis: By Product Type (Bulkers, Tankers, Containers, Cruise & Ferry, and others), By Application (Passenger Transportation and Goods Transportation), and Region Forecast 2019-2030

Shipbuilding Market size was valued at US$ 124.5 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 190.7 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2024-2030. The key factors driving are rapid industrialization and economic liberalization. During the forecast period, this is one of the main factors responsible for driving the market growth. Flourishing economic activities, such as foreign direct investment, have contributed to an increase in the buying power of consumers. This amplified the market for consumer goods. In exchange, this is expected to fuel the growth of the overall market.

However, the rise in seaborne trade is expected to provide enormous growth opportunities, although fluctuations in the price of raw materials are expected to serve as a constraint on business growth. This report studies global shipbuilding market dynamics elaborately to identify the current trends & drivers, future opportunities, and possible challenges to the key stakeholders operating in the market. In addition, the global shipbuilding market report includes human demographics, regulatory scenario, and competition analysis with a vividly illustrated competition dashboard to assess the market competition.

Key Developments:

  • In 2020, NSWC Carderock made a fabricated model of the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) using its 3-D printer, first uploading CAD drawings of ship model in it.

Shipbuilding Market Summary

Study Period

2025-2031

Base Year

2024

CAGR

5.7%

Largest Market

Asia-Pacific

Fastest Growing Market

Europe

Shipbuilding Market Dynamics

The design and construction of ocean-going vessels is the responsibility of the shipbuilding industry. Today, much of the global production of ships is concentrated in Asian countries such as China, Japan and South Korea, although many other countries also have large shipyards. In the design and modification of ships, the shipbuilding industry is involved and these activities are carried out in specialized facilities called shipyards. The shipbuilding industry mainly supplies the shipping industry and, thus, it is difficult to address a shipbuilding cycle entirely outside the context of a shipping cycle. Shipbuilding cycles are primarily caused by supply-demand differences in the shipping industry.

Shipbuilding Market Segmentation Analysis

Report Benchmarks

Details

Report Study Period

2025-2031

Market Size in 2023

US$ 124.5 billion

Market Size in 2030

US$ 190.7 billion

Market CAGR

5.7%

By Product Type

  • Bulkers
  • Tankers
  • Containers
  • Cruise and Ferry
  • Others

By Application

  • Passenger transportation
  • Goods transportation

By Region

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Middle East and Africa

Key Features of the Report

  • The shipbuilding market report provides granular level information about the market size, regional market share, historic market (2020-2024), and forecast (2025-2031)
  • The report covers in-detail insights about the competitor’s overview, company share analysis, key market developments, and key strategies
  • The report outlines drivers, restraints, unmet needs, and trends that are currently affecting the market
  • The report tracks recent innovations, key developments, and start-up details that are actively working in the market
  • The report provides a plethora of information about market entry strategies, regulatory framework, and reimbursement scenario
  • The report analyses the impact of the socio-political environment through PESTLE Analysis and competition through Porter's Five Force Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

The global shipbuilding market size was valued at US$ 124.5 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach US$ 190.7 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 5.7% over 2024-2030.

The report covers the five regions and 15+ countries market data: North America (United States, Canada), Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and United Kingdom (UK), Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, Australia & New Zealand), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina) and Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa).

In our report, we provide 12-15 market players’ information into the report. However, based on the client’s request we will provide additional country and regional market players information as well.

1.Executive Summary
2.Global Shipbuilding Market Introduction 
2.1.Global Shipbuilding Market  - Taxonomy
2.2.Global Shipbuilding Market  - Definitions
2.2.1.Product Type 
2.2.2.Application
2.2.3.Region
3.Global Shipbuilding Market Dynamics
3.1. Drivers
3.2. Restraints
3.3. Opportunities/Unmet Needs of the Market
3.4. Trends
3.5. Product Landscape
3.6. New Product Launches
3.7. Impact of COVID 19 on Market
4.Global Shipbuilding Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031
4.1.  Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
4.2.  Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) 
4.3.  Market Opportunity Analysis 
5.Global Shipbuilding Market  By Product Type , 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
5.1. Bulkers
5.1.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
5.1.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
5.1.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
5.2. Tankers
5.2.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
5.2.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
5.2.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
5.3. Containers
5.3.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
5.3.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
5.3.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
5.4. Cruise and Ferry
5.4.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
5.4.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
5.4.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
5.5. Others
5.5.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
5.5.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
5.5.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
6.Global Shipbuilding Market  By Application, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
6.1. Passenger transportation
6.1.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
6.1.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
6.1.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
6.2. Goods transportation
6.2.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
6.2.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
6.2.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
7.Global Shipbuilding Market  By Region, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
7.1. North America
7.1.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
7.1.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
7.1.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
7.2. Europe
7.2.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
7.2.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
7.2.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
7.3. Asia Pacific (APAC)
7.3.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
7.3.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
7.3.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
7.4. Middle East and Africa (MEA)
7.4.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
7.4.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
7.4.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
7.5. Latin America
7.5.1. Market Analysis, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast, 2025 - 2031, (Sales Value USD Million)
7.5.2. Year-Over-Year (Y-o-Y) Growth Analysis (%) and Market Share Analysis (%) 
7.5.3. Market Opportunity Analysis 
8.North America Shipbuilding Market, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
8.1. Product Type  Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
8.1.1.Bulkers
8.1.2.Tankers
8.1.3.Containers
8.1.4.Cruise and Ferry
8.1.5.Others
8.2.  Application Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
8.2.1.Passenger transportation
8.2.2.Goods transportation
8.3.  Country Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
8.3.1.United States of America (USA)
8.3.2.Canada
9.Europe Shipbuilding Market, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
9.1. Product Type  Analysis  and Forecast  by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
9.1.1.Bulkers
9.1.2.Tankers
9.1.3.Containers
9.1.4.Cruise and Ferry
9.1.5.Others
9.2.  Application Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
9.2.1.Passenger transportation
9.2.2.Goods transportation
9.3.  Country Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
9.3.1.Germany
9.3.2.France
9.3.3.Italy
9.3.4.United Kingdom (UK)
9.3.5.Spain
10.Asia Pacific (APAC) Shipbuilding Market, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
10.1. Product Type  Analysis  and Forecast  by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
10.1.1.Bulkers
10.1.2.Tankers
10.1.3.Containers
10.1.4.Cruise and Ferry
10.1.5.Others
10.2.  Application Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
10.2.1.Passenger transportation
10.2.2.Goods transportation
10.3.  Country Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
10.3.1.China
10.3.2.India
10.3.3.Australia and New Zealand (ANZ)
10.3.4.Japan
10.3.5.Rest of APAC
11.Middle East and Africa (MEA) Shipbuilding Market, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
11.1. Product Type  Analysis  and Forecast  by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
11.1.1.Bulkers
11.1.2.Tankers
11.1.3.Containers
11.1.4.Cruise and Ferry
11.1.5.Others
11.2.  Application Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
11.2.1.Passenger transportation
11.2.2.Goods transportation
11.3.  Country Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
11.3.1.GCC Countries
11.3.2.South Africa
11.3.3.Rest of MEA
12.Latin America Shipbuilding Market, 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 (Sales Value USD Million)
12.1. Product Type  Analysis  and Forecast  by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
12.1.1.Bulkers
12.1.2.Tankers
12.1.3.Containers
12.1.4.Cruise and Ferry
12.1.5.Others
12.2.  Application Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
12.2.1.Passenger transportation
12.2.2.Goods transportation
12.3.  Country Analysis 2020 - 2024 and Forecast 2025 - 2031 by Sales Value USD Million, Y-o-Y Growth (%), and Market Share (%) 
12.3.1.Brazil
12.3.2.Mexico
12.3.3.Rest of LA
13. Competition Landscape
13.1.  Market Player Profiles (Introduction, Brand/Product Sales, Financial Analysis, Product Offerings, Key Developments, Collaborations, M & A, Strategies, and SWOT Analysis) 
13.2.1.DSME Co., Ltd.
13.2.2.Hanjin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
13.2.3.Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
13.2.4.Imabari shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
13.2.5.MEYER WERFT GmbH & Co. KG
13.2.6.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
13.2.7.Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
13.2.8.Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd
13.2.9.Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
13.2.10.TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.
14. Research Methodology 
15. Appendix and Abbreviations 

Key Market Players

  • DSME Co., Ltd.
  • Hanjin Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Imabari shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
  • MEYER WERFT GmbH & Co. KG
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  • Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
  • Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd
  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
  • TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.

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