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A list of the largest shipbuilding companies worldwide (2016)
Source: Wikipedia
| Company name | Primary Industry | Revenue (USD billion) | Headquarters |
| Hyundai Heavy Industries | Shipbuilding | 33.89 |  Ulsan, South Korea |
| STX Group | Shipbuilding | 16.96 | Jinhae, South Korea |
| DSME | Shipbuilding | 10.98 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Samsung Heavy Industries | Shipbuilding | 8.98 | Geoje, South Korea |
| Sumitomo Heavy Industries | Conglomerate | 6.59 |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Fincantieri | Shipbuilding | 5.17 |  Trieste, Italy |
| United Shipbuilding Corporation | Shipbuilding | 5.1 |  Moscow, Russia |
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