The Shipyard Gap: Mapping European Dry-Dock Capacity Against Projected Naval Demand to 2030
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About this report
This report examines the structural relationship between naval power and sustainment capacity in Europe, focusing on whether existing dry-dock infrastructure, maintenance and repair throughput, and associated industrial ecosystems are sufficient to support NATO and EU naval force levels through 2030.
It analyses how increased operational tempo, higher utilisation rates, and the prospect of prolonged high-intensity conflict are placing sustained pressure on European shipyards and maintenance systems that were largely designed for peacetime assumptions.
Key questions this report answers
- Is Europe's dry-dock infrastructure and maintenance/repair throughput sufficient to sustain NATO and EU naval force levels through 2030?
- How do higher operational tempo, utilisation rates and the prospect of prolonged high-intensity conflict pressure peacetime-designed shipyards?
- Which industrial ecosystems and actors control naval sustainment capacity across Europe?
- What structural bottlenecks and investment implications follow for closing the shipyard gap?
Who it's for
Strategy, corporate-development and investment teams that need an ecosystem-level view — budgets, industrial capacity and technology landscapes — before committing capital or capacity.
Methodology & sources
DFM reports are built from primary and official sources — TED procurement notices, CORDIS and the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, EIB operations, the NATO Innovation Fund portfolio, SIPRI data, official budget documents and company disclosures — read together with the underlying legal texts. Sources are cited in the document; the report reflects them as of its publication date (06 January 2026).
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