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Global Shipbuilding

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  • 50 Pages
  • January 2026
  • Region: Global
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 6285833

Global Shipbuilding

Summary

Global Shipbuilding 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 volume increased with a CAGR of 5.5% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 75.26 million gross tonnage in 2025.
  • Bulk carriers had the highest volume in the global shipbuilding market in 2025, with a total of 35.81 million gross tonnage, equivalent to 47.6% of the market's overall volume.
  • The Asia-Pacific region captured a massive share of 97.9% in the global shipbuilding market in 2025, due to the presence of the world’s largest shipbuilding capacity with China.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the shipbuilding market in the global
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the globalshipbuilding market
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key shipbuilding market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Global shipbuilding market with five year forecasts

Reasons to Buy

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

Table of Contents

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 of leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. HD Hyundai Co Ltd
8.2. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
8.3. Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd
8.4. Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry Associations
10.3. Related the Analyst Research
10.4. About the Analyst
List of Tables
Table 1: Global shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 2: Global shipbuilding market category segmentation: % share, by volume, 2020-25
Table 3: Global shipbuilding market category segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Table 4: Global shipbuilding market geography segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2025
Table 5: Global shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Table 6: HD Hyundai Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: HD Hyundai Co Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 8: HD Hyundai Co Ltd: key employees
Table 9: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 11: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd: key employees
Table 12: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd: key employees Continued
Table 13: Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 14: Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 15: Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd: key employees
Table 16: Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd: Key Facts
Table 17: Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd: annual financial ratios
Table 18: Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd: key employees
Table 19: Global Exchange Rate, 2020-25
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global shipbuilding market volume: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Figure 2: Global shipbuilding market category segmentation: thousand gross tonnage, 2020-25
Figure 3: Global shipbuilding market geography segmentation: % share, by volume, 2025
Figure 4: Global shipbuilding market volume forecast: thousand gross tonnage, 2025-30
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the global shipbuilding market, 2025
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the global shipbuilding market, 2025
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the global shipbuilding market, 2025
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global shipbuilding market, 2025
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global shipbuilding market, 2025
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global shipbuilding market, 2025

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

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

  • HD Hyundai Co Ltd
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
  • Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd
  • Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd