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AltriOcse
Ocse
Other
Ocse
Altri

Total
Total sector
sector

Firm
Firm UU
Firm
Firm VV

Firm
Firm SS
Firm
Firm TT

Africa
Africa

Firm
Firm PP
Firm
Firm Q
Q
Firm
R
Firm R

Firm
Firm II
Firm
Firm LL
Firm
Firm M
M

Europa
Europe
Europa

Firm
Firm NN
Firm
Firm O
O

Firm
Firm GG
Firm
Firm HH

Asia
Asia

Firm
Firm EE
Firm
Firm FF

Firm
Firm CC
Firm
Firm DD

100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
--

Firm
Firm AA
Firm
Firm BB

diversification of the top-20 companies: half companies are concentrated in one area, while the
remaining half are diversified, but only two companies are present in all the five geographic areas
examined here.

SudAmerica
America
South
America
Sud

Graph 2. Export diversification of top-20 exporters.
Source: Own elaboration based on Istat data.

6. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS OF THE SHIPBUILDING SECTOR
The location of the leaders has a direct reference in the main Italian industrial districts of the
shipbuilding sector, confirming the role played by the territory and by the local supply chain. The
latter is one of the most important determinants of the Italian leaders’ competitive advantage.
Table 11. Leaders and their industrial district
FINCANTIERI

Industrial district
Trieste

AZIMUT-BENETTI

Viareggio-Livorno

FERRETTI

Rimini-Pesaro

SANLORENZO

La Spezia

THE ITALIAN SEA GROUP

Massa-Carrara

CANTIERE NAVALE VISENTINI

Venezia

C.R.N.

Rimini

OVERMARINE GROUP

Viareggio

CANTIERE NAVALE VITTORIA

Rovigo

PALUMBO SUPERYACHTS

Ancona

AMICO & CO.

Genova

CANTIERE DEL PARDO

Forlì-Cesena

CANTIERE DELLE MARCHE

Ancona

SOLARIS YACHTS

Udine

Source: Own elaboration based on Istat data.

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