PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078062
PUBLISHER: TechNavio | PRODUCT CODE: 2078062
Global Shipbuilding Market 2026-2030
The global shipbuilding market is forecasted to grow by USD 26750.4 mn during 2025-2030, accelerating at a CAGR of 4.4% during the forecast period. The report on the global shipbuilding market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by expansion of global maritime trade and demand for fleet capacity, accelerating regulatory compliance and environmental fleet modernization, escalating geopolitical tensions and naval fleet modernization.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market size data, segment with regional analysis and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key companies. Reports have historic and forecast data.
| Market Scope | |
|---|---|
| Base Year | 2025 |
| End Year | 2030 |
| Series Year | 2026-2030 |
| Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
| YOY 2026 | 4.3% |
| CAGR | 4.4% |
| Incremental Value | $26750.4 mn |
Technavio's global shipbuilding market is segmented as below:
By Application
- Commercial
- Defense
By Type
- Oil tankers
- Bulk carriers
- Cargo ships
- Others
By Propulsion
- Conventional
- Dual-fuel
- LNG
Geography
- APAC
- China
- South Korea
- Japan
- Vietnam
- India
- Philippines
- Europe
- Poland
- UK
- France
- Germany
- The Netherlands
- Spain
- South America
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Peru
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Middle East and Africa
- UAE
- Iran
- South Africa
- Egypt
- Rest of World (ROW)
This study identifies the accelerated adoption of digital twin technology and smart shipyard automation as one of the prime reasons driving the global shipbuilding market growth during the next few years. Also, mainstreaming of dual-fuel propulsion systems and alternative fuel logistics and rising influence of modular construction methodologies and cross-industry supply chains will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the global shipbuilding market covers the following areas:
- Global shipbuilding market sizing
- Global shipbuilding market forecast
- Global shipbuilding market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading global shipbuilding market vendors that include Austal Ltd., BAE Systems Plc, Bollinger Shipyards, Chantiers de l Atlantique, Damen Shipyards Group, Eastern Shipbuilding Inc., Fincantieri Spa, General Dynamics Corp., Gulf Craft, Harland and Wolff, HD Hyundai, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Naval Group, Oceanco SAM, Royal IHC, Seaspan Corp., Seatrium Ltd., Strategic Marine S Pte Ltd., Ulstein Group ASA. Also, the global shipbuilding market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.
The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive primary and secondary research. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast accurate market growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Application
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Propulsion
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Technavio Analysis
- 2.1 Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
- 2.2 Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 2.3 Factors of disruption
- 2.4 Impact of drivers and challenges
3 Market Landscape
- 3.1 Market ecosystem
- 3.2 Market characteristics
- 3.3 Value chain analysis
4 Market Sizing
- 4.1 Market definition
- 4.2 Market segment analysis
- Market segments
- 4.3 Market size 2025
- 4.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2025-2030
5 Historic Market Size
- 5.1 Global Shipbuilding Market 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Shipbuilding Market 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.2 Application segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Application Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.3 Type segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Type Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.4 Propulsion segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Propulsion Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.5 Geography segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
- 5.6 Country segment analysis 2020 - 2024
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2020 - 2024 ($ million)
6 Qualitative Analysis
- 6.1 Impact of AI on global shipbuilding market
- 6.2 Impact of geopolitical conflicts on global shipbuilding market
7 Five Forces Analysis
- 7.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2025 and 2030
- 7.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2025 and 2030
- 7.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2025 and 2030
- 7.7 Market condition
8 Market Segmentation by Application
- 8.1 Market segments
- 8.2 Comparison by Application
- 8.3 Commercial - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.4 Defense - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 8.5 Market opportunity by Application
- Market opportunity by Application ($ million)
9 Market Segmentation by Type
- 9.1 Market segments
- 9.2 Comparison by Type
- 9.3 Oil tankers - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.4 Bulk carriers - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.5 Cargo ships - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.6 Others - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 9.7 Market opportunity by Type
- Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
10 Market Segmentation by Propulsion
- 10.1 Market segments
- 10.2 Comparison by Propulsion
- 10.3 Conventional - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.4 Dual-fuel - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.5 LNG - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 10.6 Market opportunity by Propulsion
- Market opportunity by Propulsion ($ million)
11 Customer Landscape
- 11.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
12 Geographic Landscape
- 12.1 Geographic segmentation
- 12.2 Geographic comparison
- 12.3 APAC - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.1 China - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.2 South Korea - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.3 Japan - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.4 Vietnam - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.5 India - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.3.6 Philippines - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4 Europe - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.1 Poland - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.2 UK - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.3 France - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.4 Germany - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.5 The Netherlands - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.4.6 Spain - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5 South America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.1 Brazil - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.2 Colombia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.5.3 Peru - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6 North America - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.1 US - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.2 Canada - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.6.3 Mexico - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.1 UAE - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.2 Iran - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.3 Saudi Arabia - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.4 South Africa - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.7.5 Egypt - Market size and forecast 2025-2030
- 12.8 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
13 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity
- 13.1 Market drivers
- Expansion of global maritime trade and demand for fleet capacity
- Accelerating regulatory compliance and environmental fleet modernization
- Escalating geopolitical tensions and naval fleet modernization
- 13.2 Market challenges
- Severe workforce deficits and aging labor pools in primary shipbuilding hubs
- High capital costs and financial volatility in macroeconomic markets
- Complex tech-integration hurdles and regulatory compliance pressures
- 13.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2025 and 2030
- 13.4 Market opportunities
- Accelerated adoption of digital twin technology and smart shipyard automation
- Mainstreaming of dual-fuel propulsion systems and alternative fuel logistics
- Rising influence of modular construction methodologies and cross-industry supply chains
14 Competitive Landscape
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 14.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 14.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
15 Competitive Analysis
- 15.1 Companies profiled
- Companies covered
- 15.2 Company ranking index
- Company ranking index
- 15.3 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 15.4 Austal Ltd.
- Austal Ltd. - Overview
- Austal Ltd. - Business segments
- Austal Ltd. - Key offerings
- Austal Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.5 BAE Systems Plc
- BAE Systems Plc - Overview
- BAE Systems Plc - Business segments
- BAE Systems Plc - Key offerings
- BAE Systems Plc - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.6 Bollinger Shipyards
- Bollinger Shipyards - Overview
- Bollinger Shipyards - Product / Service
- Bollinger Shipyards - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.7 Chantiers de l Atlantique
- Chantiers de l Atlantique - Overview
- Chantiers de l Atlantique - Product / Service
- Chantiers de l Atlantique - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.8 Damen Shipyards Group
- Damen Shipyards Group - Overview
- Damen Shipyards Group - Product / Service
- Damen Shipyards Group - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.9 Eastern Shipbuilding Inc.
- Eastern Shipbuilding Inc. - Overview
- Eastern Shipbuilding Inc. - Product / Service
- Eastern Shipbuilding Inc. - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.10 Fincantieri Spa
- Fincantieri Spa - Overview
- Fincantieri Spa - Business segments
- Fincantieri Spa - Key offerings
- Fincantieri Spa - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.11 General Dynamics Corp.
- General Dynamics Corp. - Overview
- General Dynamics Corp. - Business segments
- General Dynamics Corp. - Key offerings
- General Dynamics Corp. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.12 Gulf Craft
- Gulf Craft - Overview
- Gulf Craft - Product / Service
- Gulf Craft - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.13 Harland and Wolff
- Harland and Wolff - Overview
- Harland and Wolff - Product / Service
- Harland and Wolff - Key offerings
- SWOT
- 15.14 HD Hyundai
- HD Hyundai - Overview
- HD Hyundai - Business segments
- HD Hyundai - Key offerings
- HD Hyundai - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.15 Huntington Ingalls Industries
- Huntington Ingalls Industries - Overview
- Huntington Ingalls Industries - Business segments
- Huntington Ingalls Industries - Key offerings
- Huntington Ingalls Industries - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.16 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. - Overview
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. - Business segments
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. - Key offerings
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.17 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Overview
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Business segments
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Key offerings
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Segment focus
- SWOT
- 15.18 Seatrium Ltd.
- Seatrium Ltd. - Overview
- Seatrium Ltd. - Business segments
- Seatrium Ltd. - Key offerings
- Seatrium Ltd. - Segment focus
- SWOT
16 Appendix
- 16.1 Scope of the report
- Market definition
- Objectives
- Notes and caveats
- 16.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 16.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 16.4 Research methodology
- Research methodology
- 16.5 Data procurement
- Information sources
- 16.6 Data validation
- Data validation
- 16.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 16.8 Data synthesis
- Data synthesis
- 16.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 16.10 List of abbreviations
- List of abbreviations
