International Shipbuilding Statistics

This section provides statistical information relating to the international shipbuilding industry

Worldwide Shipbuilding Wages:  Labor costs (including fringe benefits) in major shipbuilding nations, annually since 1975 - Updated, April 26, 2007

Worldwide Deliveries:  Deliveries from the world's leading shipbuilding nations, annually since 1964 - Updated, April 30, 2005

CGT Factors:   Factors for conversion of gross tons (GT) to compensated gross tons (CGT) - Revised, January 18, 2007

Production vs. Manufacturing:  Ratio of production wages in shipbuilding to production wages in all manufacturing, for leading shipbuilding nations, annually since 1975 - Added, July 19, 2001

The Decline of Shipbuilding on the Clyde:   A record of the decline of shipbuilding on the Clyde in Scotland, from 23 shipbuilders at the end of World War II to 2 today - Updated, June 11, 2007

The Decline of Shipbuilding in Britain:   A record of the decline of shipbuilding in Britain, from more than 50 significant shipbuilders in 1957 to 4 today - Added, June 11, 2007

Builders of Very Large Ships:  Active builders of post-panamax ships - Updated, November 20, 2007

Standard Brackets of Ship Size:  Definitions of standard ship sizes - Suezmax, Aframax, Panamax, etc. - Added, March 30, 2006

Merchant Ship Beam:  Beam of the three major merchant ship categories and the impact of the Panama Canal - Added, April 30, 2006