The relevance of the research is due to the need to increase the technological efficiency and efficiency of the production system of shipbuilding organizations in Russia to ensure an increase in the competitiveness of domestic civil shipbuilding products on the world market. The trends of scientific and technological progress in the industrial sector “Shipbuilding 4.0” have been summarized. The definition of the production system of the shipbuilding organization 4.0 has been proposed. The article reveals the industry-specific features of the functioning of the production system of the organization of Shipbuilding 4.0 on the principles of the concept of Industry 4.0, based on the use of modern digital technologies at all stages of the ship’s life cycle. The article considers the main problems of digitalization of shipbuilding and suggests ways to solve them. Special attention is paid to the unsatisfactory state of fixed production assets, low efficiency of shipbuilding organizations, low rates of introduction of innovative technologies, a shortage of qualified personnel, high cost and long terms of ship construction in comparison with foreign competitors. At the same time, some proposals have been formed: the introduction of lean manufacturing, methods of project and production engineering, the development of economic cooperation and industry standardization. The technical and economic features of shipbuilding, which determines the specifics of the digital transformation of production processes of industry organizations, have been determined. It is proposed to consider the production system of a shipbuilding enterprise as an integrated element of the ecosystem that unites all stakeholders throughout the life cycle of shipbuilding products. The key factors of specialization of the shipbuilding enterprise have been highlighted. The implementation of innovative technologies into the activities of Russian shipbuilding organizations 4.0 will increase the competitiveness of domestic shipbuilding products on the world market, creating value for stakeholders, defining new requirements for the organization of activities while reducing production and operating costs, operation execution time and increasing production efficiency
