Background: Supplier selection in shipbuilding is a high-stakes decision problem due to stringent quality requirements, compressed construction schedules, and elevated project risks. This study develops a systematic decision-support framework for selecting shipbuilding material suppliers while...

This study examines the effectiveness of digital recruitment platforms in addressing labor shortages within Norway's shipbuilding and ship-repair industry. Through a data analysis of 446 job applications over a 12-month period, this study evaluates key recruitment metrics, including application...

Background: As a labor-, capital-, and technology-intensive sector, shipbuilding supports water transportation, international trade, and marine development, driving economic growth and employment. Yet rising raw material/labor costs now bottleneck enterprise performance, making cost reduction...

1. Introduction Marcel van der Linden, Hugh Murphy, and Raquel Varela Acknowledgements NORTH-WESTERN EUROPE 2. Labour in the British shipbuilding and ship repairing industries in the twentieth century Hugh Murphy 3. Bremer Vulkan: A case study of the West German shipbuilding industry and its...

E-fuels, in particular e-diesel, will have to play a key role in replacing fossil fuels in shipping and thus promote climate change mitigation in this sector. However, at present, it remains uncertain whether e-diesel will indeed be utilized in the coming years, further adding to the challenge...

Shipbuilding underpins competitiveness, economic security, and higher energy efficiency. Yet across major shipbuilding economies, industrial policy decisions are frequently taken with incomplete, inconsistent, or poorly aligned evidence. Four structural data challenges stand out: inconsistent...

This report, developed in collaboration with the United Kingdom's National Shipbuilding Office, provides an in-depth assessment of the opportunities and challenges facing the UK shipbuilding and ship repair industry. Building on detailed analysis of global market trends, peer economies and...

Welding processes are critical for shipbuilding operations in shipyards. Welders’ performance is critical for the quality and speed of the welding; on the other hand, welding requires awkward and repetitive body postures for long durations, which has a negative impact on the Occupational...

This report analyses market-distorting factors in the shipbuilding industry with a focus on government interventions. This paper argues that government interventions in this cyclical industry do more harm than good by exacerbating and prolonging economic downturns through two channels. First, it...

"In the 1990s, states in what would become the eastern edge of the European Union transformed their political systems and economies, leaving state socialism behind for liberal democracies and free markets. In the ensuing decades, two shipyards that were once the pride of their cities – in...

Two key transformations are impacting competitiveness in shipbuilding, a strategic sector for multiple OECD countries: New digital technologies and a shift towards the production and operation of more energy-efficient ships have created new opportunities and risks. Strategic and evidence-driven...

The OECD Shipbuilding Committee Peer Review of the Philippines' shipbuilding industry provides a comprehensive assessment of the shipbuilding and ship repair industry (SBSR) in the Philippines, including analysis of domestic industry structures, market developments and national shipbuilding...

Maritime transport underpins global trade, moving around 80% of goods worldwide. At the same time, it accounts for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As momentum builds for cleaner shipping, the shipbuilding industry plays a critical role in designing, constructing, and retrofitting...

This study investigates asymmetries in the capital structure speed of adjustment in the case of a capital-intensive industry. Employing a sample of globally listed maritime, manufacturing and services firms between 1995 and 2020, we estimate a regime-switching partial adjustment model, to test...

Despite the historic prevalence of industrial policy and its current popularity, few empirical studies directly evaluate its welfare consequences. This paper examines an important industrial policy in China in the 2000s, aiming to propel the country’s shipbuilding industry to the largest...

Shipbuilding is an energy-intensive industrial sector that produces a significant amount of waste, pollution and air emissions. However, the International Maritime Organization concentrates only on reducing emissions during the operational phase. In order to completely phase out emissions from...

The paper outlines the most important shipbuilding strategies in Romania that would allow this industry to increase its performance to be competitive. The research is mainly based on the collection of information from experts in the field from ANCONAV (Romanian Shipbuilders Association),...

The COVID-19 pandemic has augmented pre-existing digitalization and environmental trends. In the maritime industry, one of the marked impacts of the pandemic is how the regard for technology has changed. There is now greater appetite and acceptance of digital solutions across the industry. This...