As of December 2022, Japan counted 375 shipyards for steel vessels and 142 shipyards for fiber-reinforced plastic or wooden vessels. Compared to the previous years - before the COVID-19 pandemic - both groups of shipyards decreased in number.
Number of shipyards for steel and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) vessels in Japan from 2017 to 2022
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.
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e-Stat (Japan). (August 8, 2023). Number of shipyards for steel and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) vessels in Japan from 2017 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1285545/japan-shipyard-number-by-vessel-type/
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