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Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms

8905 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $19.9BRnk 201 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.47B | $2.65BChina | Singapore
2023
Product Complexity -1.7Rnk 988 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -37.6%Rnk 1188 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.088%Rnk 201 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Special Purpose Ships. In 2023, Special Purpose Ships were the world's 201st most traded product, with a total trade of $19.9B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Special Purpose Ships decreased by -37.6%, from $31.9B to $19.9B. Trade in Special Purpose Ships represent 0.088% of total world trade.

Special Purpose Ships are a part of Ships, boats, & floating structures. They include Floating & Submersible Drilling/Production Platforms, Floating docks, special function vessels nes, and Dredgers.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Special Purpose Ships  were China ($4.47B), Saudi Arabia ($2.03B), Singapore ($1.78B), Gabon ($1.31B), and South Korea ($1.28B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Special Purpose Ships were Singapore ($2.65B), United Arab Emirates ($1.96B), India ($1.28B), Brazil ($1.17B), and Thailand ($1.14B).

Ranking Special Purpose Ships ranks 988th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Floating docks are used to hold boats in place while they are being worked on. Floating cranes are used to lift heavy objects, and floating dredgers are used to remove sediment from the bottom of a body of water.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)China$4.47B
Top Destination (2023)Singapore$2.65B

In 2023 Special Purpose Ships were the world's 201st most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Special Purpose Ships were China ($4.47B), Saudi Arabia ($2.03B), Singapore ($1.78B), Gabon ($1.31B), and South Korea ($1.28B).

In 2023, the top importers of Special Purpose Ships were Singapore ($2.65B), United Arab Emirates ($1.96B), India ($1.28B), Brazil ($1.17B), and Thailand ($1.14B).

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Exporters of Special Purpose Ships (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Saudi Arabia$808M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Brazil$1.15B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Special Purpose Ships grew the fastest in Saudi Arabia ($808M), Gabon ($735M), Croatia ($566M), Spain ($511M), and Burma ($456M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Special Purpose Ships were Brazil ($1.15B), United Arab Emirates ($847M), Thailand ($792M), Spain ($750M), and Qatar ($585M).

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Exporters of Special Purpose Ships (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Special Purpose Ships (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Special Purpose Ships.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.28. This means that most of the exports of Special Purpose Ships are explained by 19 countries.

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Value of Exports in Special Purpose Ships

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)China$4.27B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)United Arab Emirates$1.82B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Special Purpose Ships. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Special Purpose Ships during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Special Purpose Ships were China ($4.27B), Saudi Arabia ($1.91B), South Korea ($1.27B), Croatia ($565M), and Panama ($435M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Special Purpose Ships were United Arab Emirates ($1.82B), Thailand ($943M), Singapore ($878M), Brazil ($784M), and Qatar ($767M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Special Purpose Ships, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Floating & Submersible Drilling/Production Platforms ($10.4B), Floating docks, special function vessels nes ($8.03B), and Dredgers ($1.51B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Special Purpose Ships (2023)
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Special Purpose Ships by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndonesia+ $5.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $1.35M

Special Purpose Ships’s highest export potential is Indonesia. With an export gap of $5.7M.  Special Purpose Ships’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $1.35M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Special Purpose Ships.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Special Purpose Ships to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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