Shipbuilding in Europe

Summary

Shipbuilding in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 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 0.1% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 1.53 million gross tonnage in 2025.
Oil tankers had the highest volume in the European shipbuilding market in 2025, with a total of 360.5 thousand gross tonnage, equivalent to 23.4% of the market's overall volume.
In 2025, the European shipbuilding market experienced an annual growth of 4.1%, 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, and leading players in the shipbuilding market in Europe
Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the shipbuilding market in Europe
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 Europe shipbuilding market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

What was the size of the Europe shipbuilding market by value in 2025?
What will be the size of the Europe shipbuilding market in 2030?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Europe shipbuilding market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
How large is Europe’s shipbuilding market in relation to its regional counterparts?

1 Executive Summary

1.1. Market Volume
1.2. Market Volume Forecast
1.3. Geography Segmentation
1.4. Category 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 the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 Company Profiles

8.1. Fincantieri SpA
8.2. Damen Shipyards Group
8.3. MEYER WERFT GmbH

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

List of Figures

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

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

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

Fincantieri SpA
Damen Shipyards Group
MEYER WERFT GmbH

License	Format	Properties	Price
SINGLE USER LICENSE PDF	The product is a PDF.	This is a single user license, allowing one user access to the product.	€463EUR$500USD£391GBP
SITE LICENSE PDF	The product is a PDF.	This is a site license, allowing all users within a given geographical location of your organization access to the product.	€695EUR$750USD£587GBP
ENTERPRISE LICENSE PDF	The product is a PDF.	This is an enterprise license, allowing all employees within your organization access to the product.	€926EUR$1,000USD£783GBP