Shipbuilding: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US shipbuilding shipments in nominal US dollars. Total demand is segmented by type in terms of: military self-propelled ship construction, military ship repair, nonpropelled ship construction, nonmilitary self-propelled ship construction, and nonmilitary ship repair.

To illustrate historical trends, total shipments, trade, and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2011 to 2021.

The scope of this report encompasses US shipyards; establishments primarily engaged in building boats are excluded. For the purposes of this report, both self-propelled and nonpropelled barges are classified as ships. The value of marine engineering services, such as design and development, is excluded from the scope of this report. Re-exports of ships are excluded from trade figures.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
336611 Ship Building and Repairing

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Trade
• Environmental & Regulatory Factors

• Military Self-Propelled Construction
• Military Repair
• Nonpropelled Construction
• Nonmilitary Self-Propelled Construction
• Nonmilitary Repair

• Industry Characteristics
• Industry Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Shipbuilding Shipments, 2021 - 2026
• Figure 2 | US Shipbuilding Shipment Trends, 2011 - 2021
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Shipbuilding Shipments, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Figure 3 | US Shipbuilding Trade, 2011 - 2021 (US$ mil)
• Table 2 | US Shipbuilding Trade, 2011 - 2021 (US$ mil)
• Figure 4 | US Shipbuilding Shipments by Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Shipbuilding Shipments by Type, 2011 - 2026 (US$ mil)
• Figure 5 | US Shipbuilding Shipments by Type Performance Index, 2011 - 2026 (2011=100)
• Figure 6 | US Military Self-Propelled Shipbuilding Shipments w/ National Defense Spending, 2011 - 2026
• Figure 7 | US Nonpropelled Shipbuilding Shipments w/ Mine Production, 2011 - 2026
• Figure 8 | US Shipbuilding Shipments by Type, 2011 - 2026 (%)
• Figure 9 | US Shipbuilding Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2009 - 2019
• Table 4 | US Shipbuilding Firms, Establishments, & Employment, 2009 - 2019
• Figure 10 | US Shipbuilding Shipments Concentration, 2007 - 2017
• Figure 11 | US Shipbuilding Industry Share by Company, 2020 (%)
• Table 5 | Selected Participants in the US Shipbuilding & Repair Industry by Type
• Table 6 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Shipbuilding