Buyers must provide detailed passenger capacity, hull material (steel or aluminum), propulsion type, service speed, classification society requirements, cruising range, and delivery port to receive an accurate quotation.
Category market report
Passenger Ships
Total suppliers
609+
Total Chinese suppliers export
$78.9B+
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- Transactions
3
2018-012018-02Transaction trend for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.
- 2018-01: 2
- 2018-02: 1
- Amount
27,387.26
2018-012018-02Amount trend for Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co.
- 2018-01: 133.8M
- 2018-02: 140.1M
- Main export countries
- Not available (100%)
- Transactions
2
2018-012018-02Transaction trend for Jiangsu New Century Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 1
- 2018-02: 1
- Amount
24,483.15
2018-012018-02Amount trend for Jiangsu New Century Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
- 2018-01: 146.9M
- 2018-02: 98M
- Main export countries
- Not available (100%)
- Transactions
4
2018-012018-022018-03Transaction trend for Jiangsu Tianchen Marine Imp
- 2018-01: 2
- 2018-02: 1
- 2018-03: 1
- Amount
18,742.39
2018-012018-022018-03Amount trend for Jiangsu Tianchen Marine Imp
- 2018-01: 86.9M
- 2018-02: 42M
- 2018-03: 58.5M
- Main export countries
- Not available (100%)
Intelligence
China export momentum, destination markets, and regional demand.
China export trend
China export trend
- Date 2018-07: Value 2.9B USD
- Date 2018-08: Value 2.2B USD
- Date 2018-09: Value 1.8B USD
- Date 2018-10: Value 1.9B USD
- Date 2018-11: Value 1.3B USD
- Date 2018-12: Value 1.9B USD
- Date 2019-01: Value 2.8B USD
- Date 2019-02: Value 1.3B USD
- Date 2019-03: Value 1.9B USD
- Date 2019-04: Value 1.7B USD
- Date 2019-05: Value 2.4B USD
- Date 2019-06: Value 2.5B USD
- Date 2019-07: Value 1B USD
- Date 2019-08: Value 2.6B USD
- Date 2019-09: Value 2.7B USD
- Date 2019-10: Value 1.5B USD
- Date 2019-11: Value 2.1B USD
- Date 2019-12: Value 1.6B USD
- Date 2020-01: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-02: Value 3.4B USD
- Date 2020-03: Value 1.8B USD
- Date 2020-04: Value 1.8B USD
- Date 2020-05: Value 1.5B USD
- Date 2020-06: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-07: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-08: Value 0 USD
- Date 2020-09: Value 3.2B USD
- Date 2020-10: Value 2.1B USD
- Date 2020-11: Value 2B USD
- Date 2020-12: Value 2.7B USD
- Date 2021-01: Value 1B USD
- Date 2021-02: Value 534M USD
- Date 2021-03: Value 615M USD
- Date 2021-04: Value 809M USD
- Date 2021-05: Value 1.1B USD
- Date 2021-06: Value 846M USD
- Date 2021-07: Value 713M USD
- Date 2021-08: Value 500M USD
- Date 2021-09: Value 600M USD
- Date 2021-10: Value 879M USD
- Date 2021-11: Value 609M USD
- Date 2021-12: Value 878M USD
- Date 2022-01: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2022-02: Value 287M USD
- Date 2022-03: Value 547M USD
- Date 2022-04: Value 508M USD
- Date 2022-05: Value 540M USD
- Date 2022-06: Value 1.2B USD
- Date 2022-07: Value 577M USD
- Date 2022-08: Value 706M USD
- Date 2022-09: Value 1B USD
- Date 2022-10: Value 585M USD
- Date 2022-11: Value 503M USD
- Date 2022-12: Value 627M USD
- Date 2023-01: Value 351M USD
- Date 2023-02: Value 264M USD
- Date 2023-03: Value 589M USD
- Date 2023-04: Value 625M USD
- Date 2023-05: Value 614M USD
- Date 2023-06: Value 726M USD
- Date 2023-07: Value 980M USD
- Date 2023-08: Value 919M USD
- Date 2023-09: Value 813M USD
- Date 2023-10: Value 1B USD
- Date 2023-11: Value 1.5B USD
- Date 2023-12: Value 1.9B USD
- Date 2024-01: Value 4.1B USD
- Date 2024-02: Value 1.8B USD
- Date 2024-03: Value 2.4B USD
- Date 2024-04: Value 3.6B USD
- Date 2024-05: Value 2.3B USD
- Date 2024-06: Value 3B USD
- Date 2024-07: Value 2.8B USD
- Date 2024-08: Value 2.9B USD
- Date 2024-09: Value 3.5B USD
- Date 2024-10: Value 2.5B USD
- Date 2024-11: Value 2.7B USD
- Date 2024-12: Value 2.5B USD
- Date 2025-01: Value 3.9B USD
- Date 2025-02: Value 944M USD
- Date 2025-03: Value 2.1B USD
- Date 2025-04: Value 3.7B USD
- Date 2025-05: Value 2.9B USD
- Date 2025-06: Value 3.2B USD
- Date 2025-07: Value 2.2B USD
- Date 2025-08: Value 2.9B USD
- Date 2025-09: Value 3.9B USD
- Date 2025-10: Value 2.6B USD
- Date 2025-11: Value 3.3B USD
- Date 2025-12: Value 3.1B USD
- Date 2026-01: Value 3.4B USD
- Date 2026-02: Value 2.2B USD
- Date 2026-03: Value 2.6B USD
- Date 2026-04: Value 2.8B USD
- Date 2026-05: Value 3.4B USD
- Date 2026-06: Value 3.4B USD
- Date 2026-07: Value 3B USD
Top destinations
- Hong Kong, China34B
- Liberia26.7B
- Singapore19.2B
- Marshall Islands15.8B
- Panama9.6B
- Malta6.8B
- France4.2B
- Germany4.2B
- South Korea4.1B
- Italy2.8B
Top destinations
- Hong Kong, China: 33,953,000,000 USD
- Liberia: 26,658,000,000 USD
- Singapore: 19,177,000,000 USD
- Marshall Islands: 15,824,000,000 USD
- Panama: 9,644,000,000 USD
- Malta: 6,812,000,000 USD
- France: 4,226,000,000 USD
- Germany: 4,219,000,000 USD
- South Korea: 4,054,000,000 USD
- Italy: 2,773,000,000 USD
Key findings
Largest import market
33.95B USD
Hong Kong, China · last 8 years
Fastest demand growth
1,072.24
United States · last 8 years
Highest unit price
$570,235,183 /kg
Japan · +76,147.63% vs avg
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Insights
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Product Trends
Pure-electric sightseeing vessels see rapid demand growth in urban waters. Lightweight aluminum catamarans are increasingly favored for coastal passenger transport due to their superior fuel efficiency and speed.
Industrial Cluster Analysis
The Yangtze River Delta (Jiangsu and Zhejiang) specializes in large steel-hulled passenger vessels. The Pearl River Delta (Guangdong) focuses on high-speed, lightweight aluminum catamarans and modern sightseeing boats.
Quality Expectations
Structural safety certified by major classification societies like CCS, BV, or DNV is a strict baseline. Marine-grade corrosion resistance and low vibration and noise levels are essential to ensure passenger comfort.
What You Need to Know
Buyers should request shipyard qualification certificates, official sea trial records, classification society design approvals, and welding inspection reports, or arrange third-party on-site audits during construction.
The minimum order quantity is typically one vessel. Delivery times range from six to eighteen months, heavily influenced by hull complexity, engine procurement, interior outfitting, and classification inspections.
Buyers must budget for classification society survey and certification fees, marine insurance, export customs clearance, shipping or towing costs to the destination, and crew training for operation.
