The ship repair market - France

Ship repair encompasses all industrial activities involved in repairing a vessel following technical damage or damage caused by an accident (collision, grounding, etc.). The sector also encompasses maintenance activities, which are necessary on boats that have become too worn. This wear and tear is generally natural, due to corrosion, friction with water or the accumulation of molluscs on the hull. The ship repair and maintenance sector is closely linked to the shipbuilding industry, whose economic activity has seen many ups and downs in recent years. at the end of the 1990s and before the 2008 crisis, orders were at their peak. However, successive crises have taken their toll on the sector. Nevertheless, orders rebounded in 2013, as GICAN explains. This augurs well for future growth in the sector. In this study, we'll look at ship repair and maintenance, both for private and military vessels, but we'll leave out shipbuilding and other activities - such as equipment and consultancy.