Shipyards in Europe cannot compete on price alone against overseas competitors, especially those based in the Far East. Consequently, European shipbuilders must concentrate on high-quality construction projects that are specially tailored to their customer's requirements. Each ship is a unique product, produced only once or in a very small run.
"A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a
person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as
possible" - Freeman Dyson