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Leamouth: Thames Ironworks & Shipbuilding Company (1837–1912) Rotherhithe: The Pageants (1700s) [47] London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company (1864–1912) Merseyside. Birkenhead: Cammell Laird (1828–1993) [48] North Yorkshire. Middlesbrough. A&P Tees [49] Parkol Marine Engineering (2017-present) Smiths Dock Company (1907–1987) [50] Whitby ...
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
Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States as well as a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. HII, ranked No. 375 on the Fortune 500, was formed on 31 March 2011, as a divestiture from Northrop Grumman. [5][6]
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of aircraft carriers and one of two providers of submarines for the United States Navy. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both ...
www.harland-wolff.com. Statue of Sir Edward James Harland in the grounds of Belfast City Hall. Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding and fabrication company headquartered in London with sites in Belfast, Arnish, Appledore and Methil. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction.
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.
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.
Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, founded in 1884 as Bath Iron Works, Limited. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, one of the world's largest defense companies. BIW has built private, commercial, and military vessels, most of which have been ...