shipbuilding
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shipbuilding
The industry and technical process concerned with the design and construction of ships.
Der deutsche Schiffbau ist bekannt für seine hochspezialisierten Kreuzfahrtschiffe.
German shipbuilding is known for its highly specialized cruise ships.
'Schiffbau' is made up of 'das Schiff' (ship) and 'der Bau' (construction, from 'bauen' — to build). So it very directly describes the process or industry of building ships.
Er hat eine Ausbildung im Schiffbau gemacht und arbeitet jetzt auf einer Werft.
He trained in shipbuilding and now works at a shipyard.
This word belongs to technical and business language. You mainly find it in the news, specialist articles, or reports about industry, less often in everyday conversations.
Die Zukunft des europäischen Schiffbaus war Thema der Konferenz.
The future of European shipbuilding was the topic of the conference.
'Schiffbau' is often combined with geographic terms to describe the industry of a region. Collocations that discuss the economic situation are also common.
Der asiatische Schiffbau dominiert den Weltmarkt.
Asian shipbuilding dominates the global market.
shipyard
'die Werft' and 'der Schiffbau' both have to do with building ships. The most important difference is: a shipyard is a concrete place or company by the water where ships are built or repaired. Shipbuilding, by contrast, refers to the industry or the technical process of building ships. So you can work in a shipyard, but be active in the field of shipbuilding. The words are easy to confuse because shipbuilding often takes place at a shipyard.
Leon interessiert sich für Schiffbau und möchte später Ingenieur werden.
Leon is interested in shipbuilding and wants to become an engineer later.
Nach dem Sturm muss das Fischerboot in die Werft.
After the storm, the fishing boat has to go to the shipyard.