| Product Code: ETC7748243 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Oct 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | Author: Dhaval Chaurasia | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 |
In 2024, Japan continued to see significant import shipments of shipbuilding materials, with top exporters being Panama, China, UK, Singapore, and Cayman Islands. Despite a high concentration with HHI remaining elevated, the industry experienced a notable decline in both CAGR (2020-24) at -15.49% and growth rate (2023-24) at -46.46%. This suggests a challenging market environment, possibly impacted by global economic factors and shifting dynamics within the shipbuilding industry. Monitoring these trends will be crucial for stakeholders in the coming years.

1 Executive Summary |
2 Introduction |
2.1 Key Highlights of the Report |
2.2 Report Description |
2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation |
2.4 Research Methodology |
2.5 Assumptions |
3 Japan Shipbuilding Market Overview |
3.1 Japan Country Macro Economic Indicators |
3.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F |
3.3 Japan Shipbuilding Market - Industry Life Cycle |
3.4 Japan Shipbuilding Market - Porter's Five Forces |
3.5 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Ship Type, 2021 & 2031F |
3.6 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume Share, By End-user, 2021 & 2031F |
4 Japan Shipbuilding Market Dynamics |
4.1 Impact Analysis |
4.2 Market Drivers |
4.2.1 Technological advancements in shipbuilding processes |
4.2.2 Increase in demand for eco-friendly and energy-efficient vessels |
4.2.3 Growth in international trade leading to higher demand for new ships |
4.3 Market Restraints |
4.3.1 High competition from other shipbuilding countries |
4.3.2 Fluctuations in raw material prices |
4.3.3 Regulatory challenges related to environmental standards and safety regulations |
5 Japan Shipbuilding Market Trends |
6 Japan Shipbuilding Market, By Types |
6.1 Japan Shipbuilding Market, By Ship Type |
6.1.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.1.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Ship Type, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.3 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Cargo, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.4 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Vessel, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.5 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Container, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.6 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Tanker, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.7 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Multi-purpose Ship, 2021- 2031F |
6.1.8 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Car and Passenger Ferry, 2021- 2031F |
6.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market, By End-user |
6.2.1 Overview and Analysis |
6.2.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Commercial, 2021- 2031F |
6.2.3 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenues & Volume, By Military, 2021- 2031F |
7 Japan Shipbuilding Market Import-Export Trade Statistics |
7.1 Japan Shipbuilding Market Export to Major Countries |
7.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Imports from Major Countries |
8 Japan Shipbuilding Market Key Performance Indicators |
8.1 Average lead time for completing a shipbuilding project |
8.2 Percentage of revenue invested in research and development for innovative ship designs |
8.3 Number of contracts secured for building specialized vessels |
8.4 Employee retention rate in shipbuilding industry |
8.5 Adoption rate of digital technologies in shipbuilding processes |
9 Japan Shipbuilding Market - Opportunity Assessment |
9.1 Japan Shipbuilding Market Opportunity Assessment, By Ship Type, 2021 & 2031F |
9.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Opportunity Assessment, By End-user, 2021 & 2031F |
10 Japan Shipbuilding Market - Competitive Landscape |
10.1 Japan Shipbuilding Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 |
10.2 Japan Shipbuilding Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters |
11 Company Profiles |
12 Recommendations |
13 Disclaimer |
Export potential enables firms to identify high-growth global markets with greater confidence by combining advanced trade intelligence with a structured quantitative methodology. The framework analyzes emerging demand trends and country-level import patterns while integrating macroeconomic and trade datasets such as GDP and population forecasts, bilateral import–export flows, tariff structures, elasticity differentials between developed and developing economies, geographic distance, and import demand projections. Using weighted trade values from 2020–2024 as the base period to project country-to-country export potential for 2030, these inputs are operationalized through calculated drivers such as gravity model parameters, tariff impact factors, and projected GDP per-capita growth. Through an analysis of hidden potentials, demand hotspots, and market conditions that are most favorable to success, this method enables firms to focus on target countries, maximize returns, and global expansion with data, backed by accuracy.
By factoring in the projected importer demand gap that is currently unmet and could be potential opportunity, it identifies the potential for the Exporter (Country) among 190 countries, against the general trade analysis, which identifies the biggest importer or exporter.
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