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This is a list of the largest shipbuilding companies in 2016 (only companies with revenue of $5 bln. and more are listed): Rank Company name Primary Industry
Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan (1905–1975) Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania; Derecktor Shipyards, Mamaroneck, New York; Dravo Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Edward F. Williams, Greenpoint, Brooklyn; Edward Knight Collins and the Collins Line, New York City (1818–1858)
Fincantieri S.p.A. (Italian pronunciation: [fiŋkanˈtjɛːri]) is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy. Already the largest shipbuilder in Europe, after the acquisition of Vard in 2013, Fincantieri group doubled in size to become the fourth largest in the world (2014). [2] The company builds both commercial and military vessels.
The giant ocean liner Queen Mary 2 under construction Russian amphibious assault ship Sevastopol awaiting delivery, December 2014. The current Chantiers de l'Atlantique yard evolved from the Ateliers et Chantiers de Saint-Nazaire Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France, famous for building the transatlantic liners: France, Île de France, and Normandie.
It was formed in 1959 and is the largest shipbuilder in Europe, and one of the largest in the world. The company has built both commercial and military vessels during its history. Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipbuilding company based in Bremen-Vegesack. Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels.
This is the category of companies engaged in shipbuilding. For individual persons in this activity, see Category:Shipbuilders and List of shipbuilders and shipyards, for shipyards, see Category:shipyards.
Shipbuilding companies of the United Kingdom (4 C, 4 P) Shipbuilding companies of the United States (9 C, 22 P) V. Shipbuilding companies of Venezuela (1 P)
The Clipper Ship Flying Cloud off the Needles, Isle of Wight, off the southern English coast. Painting by James E. Buttersworth. The Maritime history of Europe represents the era of recorded human interaction with the sea in the northwestern region of Eurasia in areas that include shipping and shipbuilding, shipwrecks, naval battles, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to ...