China's shipbuilding sector maintains global lead in 2025

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 3, 2026 shows a shipbuilding site of Duchang Shipyard Co., Ltd. in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Fu Jianbin/Xinhua)

A drone photo shows large ships under construction at a shipbuilding base in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2026. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Zhou Shegen/Xinhua)

A worker paints a vessel at a shipbuilding site of Duchang Shipyard Co., Ltd. in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 3, 2026. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Fu Jianbin/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows a Greek vessel repaired by a company under COSCO setting sail in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Dec. 27. 2025 shows an ultra-large container ship, independently developed and built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, being towed by tugboats along the Yangtze River in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Gu Jihong/Xinhua)

A worker welds at a factory of Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 5, 2026. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Yang Yugang/Xinhua)

A drone photo shows ships under construction at a shipbuilding base in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 2, 2026. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on Jan. 13, 2026 shows a ship under construction at a factory of Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd. in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's shipbuilding industry maintained the world's largest market share in terms of three major indicators for the 16th consecutive year in 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Sunday.

The country's shipbuilding output reached 53.69 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025, up 11.4 percent year on year and accounting for 56.1 percent of the global total.

New orders reached 107.82 million DWT last year, representing a 69 percent share of the global market.

As of the end of December 2025, the sector's holding orders stood at 274.42 million DWT, up 31.5 percent from the previous year. This volume accounted for 66.8 percent of the global market share. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)