The development of modern Chinese shipbuilding industry was slow. From 1865 to 1866, the Qing government successively established the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and the Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, and built warships such as "Baomin", "Jianwei", "Pinghai", and Yangtze River passenger and cargo ships such as "Jiangxin" and "Jianghua"

After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the shipbuilding industry experienced great development. In the 1950s, a number of coastal passenger and cargo ships, cargo ships, and oil tankers were built. After the 1960s, China's shipbuilding capacity improved rapidly, gradually building various types of ocean transport ships, Yangtze River transport ships, offshore oil development ships, ocean survey ships, military ships, and maritime supervision ships. The tonnage of large ocean ships has reached over 300000 deadweight tons. Except for a few special vessels, China has been able to design and manufacture various military and civilian vessels.

China's shipbuilding market share in the world shipbuilding market is rapidly increasing. In 2008 and 2009, China's shipbuilding heart's position in the international market has further improved. In 2008, China's shipbuilding completion volume, accepting new orders, and handheld ship touch orders accounted for 29.5%, 37.7%, and 35.5% of the world market share, respectively; Compared with the same period in 2007, the completion volume and handheld order volume increased by 6.5% and 2.5% respectively; China's shipbuilding completion volume and order volume for handheld ships have maintained rapid growth for six consecutive years, and the three major shipbuilding indicators have comprehensively surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest shipbuilding country. In 2009, China accounted for 34.8%, 61.6%, and 38.5% of the world shipbuilding market share in terms of shipbuilding completion, new orders for ships, and orders for handheld ships, respectively; Compared to the end of 2008, it has increased by 5.3%, 23.9%, and 3% respectively; In terms of new ship orders received in 2019, China had become the world's number one by the end of the year; In terms of the share of orders held at the end of the year, China had become the world's number one by the end of 2009; In terms of shipbuilding completion at the end of the year, China had become the second largest country in the world by the end of 2009; Two of the three major shipbuilding indicators have surpassed Japan, making China the world's largest shipbuilding country.

From the changes in China's shipbuilding industry's share of the world shipbuilding market in the past decade, it can be seen that the proportion of China's shipbuilding industry in the global market is significantly increasing, and China has become one of the important shipbuilding centers in the world. The trend of international shipbuilding industry migration is the biggest opportunity for the development of China's shipbuilding industry. During the 11th Five Year Plan period, China's shipbuilding industry will face strong challenges to the leading position of South Korea and Japan. However, outdated design capabilities and lagging development of supporting industries will be the main bottlenecks restricting industry development. In the short term, the prosperity of the international and domestic water transportation markets provides strong support for industry growth, while the sustained high operation of oil prices and the rise in raw material prices such as steel constitute the main pressure for industry operation. The trend of international industry transfer has already presented the huge opportunities of the shipbuilding industry to Chinese enterprises. However, in the fierce market competition environment, how to avoid various risks and seize opportunities is related to enterprise development. A fateful issue.