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2024:10 Leading Vessel Building Countries for the Year

According to the statistical database of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTADstat), the total production of world shipyards in 2024 amounted to 71.69 million tons of gross capacity. Almost all of this volume - 95% - was provided by three East Asian countries: China, South Korea and Japan.

China has maintained its status as the undisputed global leader. The share of Chinese shipbuilding enterprises in the global tonnage reached 54.6%, which is equivalent to 39.1 million tons. The volume produced by China more than twice the total indicators of its closest regional competitors.

South Korea has gained a foothold in the second position, putting into operation ships with a total capacity of 20.1 million tons (28%). The country maintains competitiveness by focusing on the construction of high-tech vessels such as liquefied natural gas tankers.

Japan took third place with a result of 9 million tons (12.6%), continuing to play a key role in the construction of specialized high-quality vessels.

In addition to the mentioned leaders, the top ten ship manufacturers in 2024 included: Vietnam (721 thousand tons), the Philippines (668 thousand tons), Italy (456 thousand tons), France ( 289 thousand tons), Germany ( 190 thousand tons), Finland (162 thousand tons) and Singapore ( 160 thousand tons).

Russia in this rating took 13th place, releasing vessels with a gross capacity of 98 thousand tons per year. Indonesia is in 12th place (99 thousand tons), the Netherlands is in 11th place (143 thousand tons).^[1]

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