Global shipbuilding capacity has been falling since 2013 but is projected to bounce off in 2023 and reach some 44 million CGT in 2026. Most of the shipbuilding capacity lies in Asia. Shipyards in China, South Korea, and Japan manufactured around 86 percent of all ships* in 2020.
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South Korea
Japan
Europe
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Statista. (November 28, 2022). Global shipbuilding capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 through 2026, by country (in million CGT) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/
Statista. "Global shipbuilding capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 through 2026, by country (in million CGT)." Chart. November 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/
Statista. (2022). Global shipbuilding capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 through 2026, by country (in million CGT). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/
Statista. "Global Shipbuilding Capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a Forecast for 2021 through 2026, by Country (in Million Cgt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/
Statista, Global shipbuilding capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 through 2026, by country (in million CGT) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Global shipbuilding capacity from 2013 to 2020, with a forecast for 2021 through 2026, by country (in million CGT) [Graph], Statista, November 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256561/global-shipbuilding-capacity-by-country/