In 2025, the aggregate shipbuilding output in China amounted to 53.69 million dead weight tons (dwt), up 11.4 percent year on year, according to the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI).
In the given period, China’s new ship orders reached 107.82 million dwt, decreasing by 4.6 percent year on year. Meanwhile, as of the end of December last year, ship orders on the books of Chinese shipbuilding enterprises totaled 274.42 million dwt, up 31.5 percent year on year.