Number of steel and FRP vessel shipyards in Japan 2017-2023

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Alexandru Arba
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Jan 30, 2025

As of December 2023, Japan counted 402 shipyards for steel vessels and 147 shipyards for fiber-reinforced plastic or wooden vessels. Both shipyard types increased in number compared to the previous year.

Number of shipyards for steel and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) vessels in Japan from 2017 to 2023

CharacteristicSteel vessel shipyardsFRP vessel shipyards*
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Statistic: Number of shipyards for steel and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) vessels in Japan from 2017 to 2023

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Release date

July 2024

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2017 to 2023; as of year's end

Special properties

shipyards fitting at least vessels of 20 gross tonnage in volume or 15 meters in length*

Supplementary notes

*Shipyards may accommodate both vessel types. FRP vessel shipyards include shipyards for wooden ships. Only including those shipyards that have participated in the survey.

Figures prior to 2023 come from previous reports.

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