As of 2025, the global shipbuilding base comprised around *** active yards with combined capacity of ** million cgt, reflecting a market that remains highly Asia‑concentrated and increasingly two-tier in terms of access to orders. Between 2014 and 2022, the number of active yards declined sharply as ordering became increasingly concentrated in a smaller group of top-tier builders.
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Danish Ship Finance. (November 1, 2025). Number of active shipyards worldwide from 2014 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 17, 2026, from /statistics/1102673/active-shipyards-worldwide/
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