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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 | 2016 Revenue(USD billion) | 2015 Revenue (USD billion) | 2010 Revenue (USD billion) | 2009 Revenue (USD billion) | 2008 Revenue (USD billion) | Headquarters | Founded | Employees (thousands) | Executive head |
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1 | Hyundai Heavy Industries | Shipbuilding | $33.89 | $39.33 | $19.67 | Ulsan, South Korea | 1972 | 26.0 (2011) | Min Keh-sik, Chairman; Lee Jai-seong, President&CEO | ||
2 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Conglomerate | $35.97 | $39.10 | $41.87 | Tokyo, Japan | 1934 | 63.5 (2011) | Kazuo Tsukuda, Chairman; Hideaki Omiya, President | ||
3 | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation | Shipbuilding | $42.15 | $10.36 | Beijing, China | 1999 | |||||
4 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation | Shipbuilding | $29.88 | Beijing, China | 1999 | ||||||
5 | STX Offshore & Shipbuilding | Shipbuilding | $16.96 | $13.40 | Jinhae, South Korea | 1962 | Jang Yoon-Gun, Chairman | ||||
6 | DSME | Shipbuilding | $10.98 | $12.76 | $11.40 | Seoul, South Korea | 1978 | 25.0 (2010) | Nam Sang-tae, President&CEO | ||
7 | Samsung Heavy Industries | Shipbuilding | $8.98 | $8.58 | $8.40 | Geoje, South Korea | 1974 | 12.5 (2009) | Kim Jing-Wan, Vice Chairman&CEO | ||
8 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Conglomerate | $6.59 | $6.02 (2014) | $3.80 | Tokyo, Japan | 1888 | 14.8 (2010) | |||
9 | Fincantieri | Shipbuilding | $5.17 | Trieste, Italy | 1937 | ||||||
10 | United Shipbuilding Corporation | Shipbuilding | $5.1 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2007 |
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