Meyer Turku
Finland · Founded 1737 · 4 ships here
The Finnish yard that builds the largest cruise ships in the world.
Longest: Legend of the Seas · 365.10 m
Open the line-up →The people who build them.
Thirteen shipyards, one line-up each — every giant they built that appears on this site, with record deliveries and true-scale silhouettes.
The builders
Every shipyard
Meyer Werft
Germany · Founded 1795 · 4 ships here
The family yard on a river — cruise giants built inland and floated to the sea.
Longest: Arvia · 345.00 m
Open the line-up →Chantiers de l'Atlantique
France · Founded 1861 · 9 ships here
Saint-Nazaire's giant-maker — from Normandie and the half-million-tonne tankers to the Oasis class.
Longest: Batillus · 414.22 m
Open the line-up →Fincantieri
Italy · Founded 1959 · 3 ships here
Europe's biggest shipbuilder — cruise ships from Monfalcone and a navy besides.
Longest: Star Princess · 345.00 m
Open the line-up →Harland & Wolff
United Kingdom · Founded 1861 · 1 ship here
Belfast's yard of legends — builder of Titanic and the Olympic class.
Longest: RMS Titanic · 269.06 m
Open the line-up →HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
South Korea · Founded 1972 · 2 ships here
Ulsan — the largest shipyard on Earth.
Longest: Barzan · 400.00 m
Open the line-up →Samsung Heavy Industries
South Korea · Founded 1974 · 5 ships here
Geoje Island's record factory — Ever Ace, the Q-Max fleet and Prelude itself.
Longest: Prelude FLNG · 488.00 m
Open the line-up →Hanwha Ocean (ex-DSME)
South Korea · Founded 1973 · 7 ships here
The Okpo giant — builder of the TI supertankers, the Triple-Es and Pioneering Spirit.
Longest: HMM Algeciras · 399.90 m
Open the line-up →Hudong-Zhonghua
China · Founded 1928 · 2 ships here
CSSC's Shanghai flagship yard — first past 24,000 TEU and first to put giants on gas.
Longest: Ever Alot · 399.90 m
Open the line-up →Yangzijiang
China · Founded 1956 · 1 ship here
China's largest private shipbuilder — and builder of the world's biggest container ship.
Longest: MSC Irina · 399.90 m
Open the line-up →Imabari Shipbuilding
Japan · Founded 1901 · 1 ship here
Japan's family-owned giant — builder of Ever Given.
Longest: Ever Given · 399.94 m
Open the line-up →Odense Steel Shipyard
Denmark · Founded 1918 · 1 ship here
Maersk's own yard — birthplace of Emma Mærsk, closed 2012.
Longest: Emma Mærsk · 397.71 m
Open the line-up →Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Japan · Founded 1888 · 1 ship here
The Oppama yard that launched the longest ship ever built.
Longest: Seawise Giant · 458.45 m
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