Shipbuilding in Italy

Summary

Shipbuilding in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

Shipbuilding is the process of designing, constructing, and assembling ships for transportation and trade. It involves a series of stages, including planning, engineering, fabrication, and outfitting, to create a functional and seaworthy vessel. Market volume represents gross tonnage, which is determined by the molded volume of all enclosed spaces within the ship. Molded volume refers to the internal volume of the ship's hull, calculated based on the shape and dimensions of its structure, including all enclosed areas such as cargo holds, machinery spaces, and crew accommodations.
Market production volumes declined with a negative CAGR of 1.9% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 471.3 thousand gross tonnage in 2025.
Oil tankers had the highest volume in the Italian shipbuilding market in 2025, with a total of 160.7 thousand Gross Tonnage, equivalent to 34.1% of the market's overall volume.
In 2025, the Italian shipbuilding market grew by 3.5%, driven by increased international trade. According to Italy’s foreign trade, in the first nine months of 2025, exports continued the positive trend previously reported by ISTAT, showing that Italian exports globally grew more than those of the main European manufacturing economies.

Scope

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the shipbuilding market in Italy
Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the shipbuilding market in Italy
Leading company profiles reveal details of key shipbuilding market players’ global operations and financial performance
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Reasons to Buy

What was the size of the Italy shipbuilding market by value in 2025?
What will be the size of the Italy shipbuilding market in 2030?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Italy shipbuilding market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
What are the main segments that make up Italy's shipbuilding market?

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market Volume
1.2. Market Volume Forecast
1.3. Category Segmentation
1.4. Geography Segmentation
1.5. Market Rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape

2 Market Overview

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 Market Data

3.1. Market volume

4 Market Segmentation

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 Market Outlook

5.1. Market volume forecast

6 Five Forces Analysis

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 Competitive Landscape

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths and strategies of leading players?
7.3. What are the key regulations impacting the market?

8 Company Profiles

8.1. Sanlorenzo Spa

9 Azimut Benetti Spa

9.2. Fincantieri SpA
9.3. The Italian Sea Group

10 Macroeconomic Indicators

10.1. Country data

11 Appendix

11.1. Methodology
11.2. Industry Associations
11.3. About the Analyst

List of Tables

Table 1: Italy shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 2: Italy shipbuilding market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 3: Italy shipbuilding market category segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 4: Italy shipbuilding market geography segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2025
Table 5: Italy shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Table 6: Sanlorenzo Spa: Key Facts
Table 7: Sanlorenzo Spa: annual financial ratios
Table 8: Azimut Benetti Spa: Key Facts
Table 9: Fincantieri SpA: Key Facts
Table 10: Fincantieri SpA: annual financial ratios
Table 11: Fincantieri SpA: key employees
Table 12: The Italian Sea Group: Key Facts
Table 13: The Italian Sea Group: annual financial ratios
Table 14: Italy Size Of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 15: Italy Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 16: Italy GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 17: Italy Inflation, 2021-25
Table 18: Italy Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 19: Italy Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List of Figures

Figure 1: Italy shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Figure 2: Italy shipbuilding market category segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Figure 3: Italy shipbuilding market geography segmentation: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 4: Italy shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the shipbuilding market in Italy, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

Sanlorenzo Spa

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