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The main industries in Emden are automobile production and shipbuilding. [[Volkswagen]] runs a large production plant which builds the [[Volkswagen Passat]] car and which employs around 10,000 people. [[Emden harbor]] is also one of the three main ports for car shipping in Europe (together with [[Zeebrugge]] in Belgium and [[Bremerhaven]] in Germany). More than 850,0001.4 million cars were imported and exported in 20052017.<ref>[https://www.autoport-emden.de Emden Autoport]. Retrieved 21 September 2021 (german).</Ref> The ''Nordseewerke'' shipyard, a subsidiary of [[ThyssenKrupp]], employs around 1,400 dockers and specializes in conventional submarines. It also produces different kinds of cargo ships as well as ships for special purposes such as icebreakers, dredgers and other ships of that type.