ABSTRACT
In 2012, shipbuilding production and repair represented only 1.3 per cent of the total industrial volume of the Netherlands. 1 Sixty years ago, Dutch shipbuilding and repair’s share of total industrial volume was approximately 12 per cent; thus its percentage has diminished to about one-tenth of the 1952 share. In 2012, there were 75 shipbuilding companies employing 11,850 workers active in the Netherlands, as against 136 in 1952, employing 48,333 workers. 2 Hence, over the period, the number of companies has diminished markedly, and total employment in Dutch shipbuilding and repair has decreased by 75 per cent.
