Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of shipbuilders in Europe holds companies in 44 of its countries.
List of Shipbuilders in Europe
Shipbuilders build ships, ferries, yachts and offshore vessels in shipyards and refit and repair older ones. We list 38,935 shipbuilders in Europe, most of them in Poland (19%) and Spain (10%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
38,935 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies38,935
Countries44
Largest countryPoland
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email18%
Phone25%
Website22%
CEO name86%
Live sample of shipbuilders in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 38,935 shipbuilders, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Po Sevmash, AOPo Sevmash, AO
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Po Sevmash, AO | Russia | Severodvinsk | 58 Shosse Arkhangelskoe | Arkhangel'Skaya Oblast' | 164500 | N/A | 2008 | $1,690,242,592 | 30,106 | Corporation | 65 | 07542856 |
| 2 | Tss Zvezdochka, AO | Russia | Severodvinsk | 12 Proezd Mashinostroitelei | Arkhangel'Skaya Oblast' | 164509 | N/A | 1992 | $633,330,406 | 17,876 | Corporation | 65 | 07515753 |
| 3 | Bae Systems Marine LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Frimley | Victory Point | Surrey | GU16 7EX | *****.com | 1928 | $3,515,226,408 | 12,428 | Corporation | 414 | 00229770 |
| 4 | Fincantieri SPA | Italy | Trieste | Via Genova 1 | Trieste | 34121 | *****.it | 1959 | $10,339,258,323 | 9,899 | Corporation | 37253 | IT00629440322 |
| 5 | Devonport Royal Dockyard LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Holborn-strand-covent Garden | 33 Wigmore Street | London | W1U 1QX | *****.com | 1986 | $2,213,566,892 | 9,502 | Corporation | 160 | 02077752 |
| 6 | Bae Systems Surface Ships LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Frimley | Victory Point | Surrey | GU16 7EX | *****.com | 1851 | $2,160,312,674 | 8,429 | Corporation | 414 | 06160534 |
| 7 | Tkms GMBH | Germany | Kiel | Werftstr. 112-114 | Kiel, Landeshauptstadt | 24143 | *****.com | 2025 | $2,316,747,300 | 8,000 | Corporation | 840 | 24114B6960KI |
| 8 | Admiralteiskie Verfi, AO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 203 Naberezhnaya Reki Fontanki | Sankt-peterburg | 190121 | *****.ru | 1992 | $458,319,645 | 7,280 | Corporation | 65 | 07521952 |
| 9 | Baltiski Zavod, AO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 16 Ln. Kosaya | Sankt-peterburg | 199106 | N/A | 1992 | $448,423,004 | 5,520 | Corporation | N/A | 07523250 |
| 10 | Navantia SA SME. | Spain | Madrid | Calle Velazquez 132 | Madrid | 28006 | *****.es | 2004 | $2,003,566,658 | 5,028 | Corporation | 1331 | A84076397 |
| 11 | Zelenodolski Zavod Imeni A.M. Gorkogo, AO | Russia | Zelenodolsk | 5 Ul. Zavodskaya | Tatarstan Respublika | 422546 | N/A | 2003 | $554,636,080 | 5,001 | Corporation | 4 | 07508954 |
| 12 | Ssk Zvezda, OOO | Russia | Bolshoy Kamen | 19v Ul. Alleya Truda | Primorskiy Kray | 692806 | N/A | 2015 | $145,038,598 | 4,702 | Corporation | 1436 | 39884009 |
| 13 | Psz Yantar, AO | Russia | Kaliningrad | 1 Pl. Guskova | Kaliningradskaya Oblast' | 236005 | N/A | 1993 | $393,004,833 | 4,273 | Corporation | 65 | 07516652 |
| 14 | Severnaya Verf, PAO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 6 Ul. Korabelnaya | Sankt-peterburg | 198096 | N/A | 1994 | $300,924,163 | 4,123 | Corporation | 7 | 34337745 |
| 15 | Chantiers De L'atlantique | France | Saint-nazaire | Avenue Antoine Bourdelle | Loire-atlantique | 44600 | *****.fr | 2001 | $3,264,775,454 | 3,990 | Corporation | 36005 | 43906761200036 |
| 16 | Vard Shipyards Romania S.A. | Romania | Tulcea | Str. Ing.dumitru Ivanov Nr. 22 | Tulcea | 820230 | *****.com | 2025 | $589,910,448 | 3,924 | Corporation | 37253 | 2364318 |
| 17 | Zavod Krasnoe Sormovo, PAO | Russia | Nizhniy Novgorod | 1 Ul. Barrikad | Nizhegorodskaya Oblast' | 603003 | N/A | 1994 | $241,929,385 | 3,767 | Corporation | 11 | 08844022 |
| 18 | Aibel AS | Norway | Sandnes | Vestre Svanholmen 14 | Rogaland | 4313 | *****.com | 2002 | $1,862,318,403 | 3,755 | Corporation | 22 | 984735227 |
| 19 | Shsegl Realisations LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Wallsend | Wallsend Shipyard | North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear | NE28 6EQ | *****.com | 1967 | $273,052,984 | 3,511 | Corporation | N/A | 00924707 |
| 20 | Asz, PAO | Russia | Komsomolsk-na-amure | 1 Ul. Alleya Truda | Khabarovskiy Kray | 681000 | N/A | 1992 | $302,748,344 | 3,070 | Corporation | 5 | 08848824 |
| 21 | Tssd, AO | Russia | Vladivostok | D. 2 Pom. , Kab. 27,2-27, Ul. Dalzavodskaya | Primorskiy Kray | 690001 | N/A | 1997 | $128,328,518 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 07805853 |
| 22 | 13 Srz Chf, Fgup | Russia | Krasnoye | 4 Ul. Kilen-balka | Kaluzhskaya Oblast' | 299004 | N/A | 1995 | $34,405,117 | 3,000 | Corporation | 407 | 08413428 |
| 23 | Snsz, AO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | D. 10 Litera Aa, Ul. Zavodskaya | Sankt-peterburg | 196643 | N/A | 1992 | $137,531,415 | 3,000 | Corporation | 65 | 07521156 |
| 24 | Dvz Zvezda, AO | Russia | Bolshoy Kamen | 1 Ul. Stepana Lebedeva | Primorskiy Kray | 692801 | N/A | 1992 | $263,593,296 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 07522150 |
| 25 | Spo Arktika, AO | Russia | Severodvinsk | 34 Shosse Arkhangelskoe | Arkhangel'Skaya Oblast' | 164500 | N/A | 2008 | $128,041,988 | 3,000 | Corporation | 65 | 07537654 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most shipbuilders?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Shipbuilders per country, 44 countries
Poland and Spain together hold 29% of the shipbuilders in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 29 countries hold 4,307 more.
Largest shipbuilders in Europe
The biggest shipbuilders in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Poland, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Po Sevmash, AO is the largest shipbuilder in Europe by headcount. 994 shipbuilders employ 50 people or more; 502 employ 100 or more.
1,127 shipbuilders in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 698 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Poland has the most shipbuilders in Europe: 7,330, or 19% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
1,620 shipbuilders were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
31 shipbuilders in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most shipbuilders in Europe are very small: 80% have 1 to 4 employees, and 79% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 30,326 | 80% | |
| 5-9 | 3,764 | 10% | |
| 10-19 | 1,676 | 4% | |
| 20-49 | 1,250 | 3% | |
| 50-99 | 492 | 1% | |
| 100-199 | 244 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 157 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 101 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 13,974 | 40% | |
| $100K-$500K | 14,024 | 40% | |
| $500K-$1M | 3,556 | 10% | |
| $1M-$5M | 2,588 | 7% | |
| $5M-$10M | 429 | 1% | |
| $10M-$50M | 470 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 228 | 1% |
How many shipbuilders started this year?
This year 1,620 new shipbuilders registered in Europe, after 2,892 last year.
Founded per year
- 2,0762022
- 2,3982023
- 2,6672024
- 2,8922025
- 1,6202026 so far
Legal forms of shipbuilders in Europe
53% of the shipbuilders in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations20,778
- Sole traders12,671
- Partnerships1,687
- Foreign companies427
- Non-profit65
- Cooperatives46
- Other or unknown3,261
Which shipbuilders are part of a group?
6,518 of the 38,935 shipbuilders in Europe (17%) are part of a chain or group: 3,667 head offices or parent companies and 2,851 branches. The other 32,417 (83%) trade from a single location. 49 of the 50 largest shipbuilders in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 32,417 | 83% | |
| Head office | 3,667 | 9% | |
| Branch | 2,851 | 7% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Fincantieri SPA37,253 in group
- 2Naval Group36,005 in group
- 3Navantia SA SME.1,331 in group
- 4Tkms GmbH840 in group
- 5Bae Systems Marine Limited414 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 38,935; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do shipbuilders do?
Shipbuilders construct merchant ships, ferries, cruise ships, naval vessels, workboats and yachts, and many also carry out conversions, repairs and maintenance. Their customers are shipping lines, ferry operators, navies, offshore energy firms and private owners.
Our data comes from the business registers of 44 European countries, where shipbuilders are classified under SIC code 3731 (ship building and repairing). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 38,935 of them (100%) sit in class 30.11 (building of ships and floating structures), part of division 30 (manufacture of other transport equipment).
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Our data holds 38,935 shipbuilders in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Poland, with 7,330 shipbuilders or 19% of the total, followed by Spain (3,932) and Italy (3,733).
Most shipbuilders in Europe are very small: 80% have 1 to 4 employees, and 79% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Po Sevmash, AO in Severodvinsk with 30,106 employees.
This year 1,620 new shipbuilders registered in Europe, after 2,892 last year.
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