Freezing Fishing Vessels Market Report 2025

This Freezing Fishing Vessels market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The freezing fishing vessels market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.65 billion in 2024 to $1.75 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growth in awareness of the health benefits associated with seafood, increasing demand for sustainable development, increasing focus on food safety and quality, growing demand for frozen seafood, and increasing consumer demand for value-added sea products.

The freezing fishing vessels market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.22 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising concerns about overfishing, preservation of catch quality, extending the shelf life of seafood products, regulatory compliance, and increases economic efficiency. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advancements, innovations in freezing methods, smart technologies, advancements in vessel efficiency and design, and industrial innovations.

The rising popularity of seafood is expected to drive growth in the freezing fishing vessels market. Seafood, encompassing a wide range of marine organisms consumed globally, is gaining traction due to factors such as population growth, increasing income levels, a shift towards seafood consumption, and advancements in aquaculture. Freezing fishing vessels play a crucial role in the seafood supply chain by preserving the freshness and quality of seafood, preventing spoilage, and maintaining its taste and texture. For instance, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a US-based specialized agency leading international efforts to combat hunger, reported in July 2024 that global fisheries and aquaculture production reached 223.2 million tonnes in 2022, a 4.4% increase from 2020. Additionally, global aquatic animal production is projected to rise by 10% by 2032, reaching 205 million tonnes. This growing demand for seafood is propelling the freezing fishing vessels market.

Major players in the freezing fishing vessels market are focusing on developing innovative products, such as freezer stern factory trawlers, to enhance deep-sea fishing capabilities, improve onboard processing efficiency, and meet the increasing demand for high-quality, frozen seafood. A freezer stern factory trawler is a specialized vessel designed for efficient catching, processing, and preserving fish at sea. For instance, in January 2023, Tersan Shipyard, a Turkey-based freezing company, launched the Jan Maria, a freezer stern factory trawler. The Jan Maria is equipped with integrated systems for grading, filleting, processing, and freezing, featuring a shrimp factory, an advanced fillet factory, and a fishmeal and fish oil plant. The vessel is 88.1 meters long, 18.3 meters wide, with a gross tonnage of 5,997. It is powered by a 7,000 kW Wärtsilä propulsion system and can accommodate up to 43 crew members.

In August 2022, Daniels Trawlers, a US-based company specializing in scallop vessels, acquired Blue Harvest Scallop Vessels for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition, which includes five double-dredge scallop vessels, aims to strengthen Daniels Trawlers' scallop fleet. Blue Harvest Scallop Vessels is a US-based company that specializes in freezing fishing vessels and seafood processing.

Major companies operating in the freezing fishing vessels market are Rolls-Royce PLC, Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, Green Yard Kleven AS, Ulstein Group ASA, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, The Damen Group, Lerøy Havfisk AS, Sanford Limited, Talley's Limited, Heinen & Hopman Engineering BV, Master Boat Builders Inc., Elliott Bay Design Group, Karstensens Skibsvaerft A/S, Teknotherm Inc., Aresa Shipyard Inc., MMC FIRST PROCESS AS, Astilleros Armon S.A., Nordic Wildfish AS, Integrated Marine Systems Inc., Marefsol B.V.

North America was the largest region in the freezing fishing vessels market in 2024. Europe is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the freezing fishing vessels market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the freezing fishing vessels market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

A freezing fishing vessel is designed with facilities to immediately freeze captured fish, preserving their quality and freshness over extended periods. This capability allows the vessel to stay at sea for longer durations without needing frequent returns to port.

The primary categories of freezing fishing vessels include commercial, artisanal, and recreational types. Commercial freezing fishing vessels are large, industrial-scale ships equipped for high-volume fish capture and processing, catering to commercial sale and distribution. These vessels employ various freezing technologies, including air blast freezing, plate freezing, brine freezing, and individual quick freezing (IQF). Their freezing capacities range from under 50 tons to over 300 tons, with vessel lengths varying from less than 20 meters to over 40 meters.

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The freezing fishing vessels market consists of sales of freezer trawlers, freezer longliners, freezer seiners, factory trawlers, freezer pot vessels, freezer trollers and freezer gillnetters. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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