Challenge, Response & Opportunity:Challenge, Response & Opportunity:

Evolution of World Shipbuilding Evolution of World Shipbuilding IndustryIndustry

OECD WP6 WorkshopOECD WP6 Workshop44--5 December 20085 December 2008

The Korea Shipbuilders’ AssociationThe Korea Shipbuilders’ Associationwww. koshipa.or.krwww. koshipa.or.kr

1. Overview of World Shipbuilding Industry

2. Changing Structure of World Shipbuilding

3. Closing Remarks

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1. Overview of World Shipbuilding Industry1. Overview of World Shipbuilding Industry

Picture of World Shipbuilding Industryby PeriodChange of World Shipbuilding LeadersChange of Geographical Location of Shipbuilding

“Pictures of World Shipbuilding Industry”

Change of World Shipbuilding Leaders

W. EuropeW. Europe

WW2 ~ 1950sJapanJapan

1950s ~ 2000sKoreaKorea

2000s ~ presentChange of Price Competitiveness &

Leading Shipbuilding Countries

USAUSA

~ mid 19CUKUK

Mid 19C ~ WW2W. EuropeW. Europe

ChinaChina

From 2000s

Japan

EU66%

Korea22%

EU18%

Change of Geographical Location of Shipbuilding

Loose Multipolar System : K, J & EUSuperPower + Bipolar : EU & Japan

Japan22%

22%

Japan43%

Source : Lloyd’s Register(Completion)

1960 1990

K/J/C83%

K-39%J-38%C-6% K/C/J

K/C/J85% ?

K- 37% ?J- 15% ?C- 33% ?

Stable Bipolar System : Korea & Japan Loose Bipolar System : Korea & China

C-6% K/C/J85%

C- 33% ?

2000 2015

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is one that is the most adaptable to Change – Charles Darwin