International Business News - Marine http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., Japan's largest insurer, said Wednesday it plans to acquire U.S.-based property and casualty insurance firm Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. for $4.39 billion in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/tokio-marine-to-buy-philly-consolidated-for-4-4b.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:54:00 EDT John McCain and Barack Obama vow to reform the nation's defense procurement if elected president, yet each is unwilling to take a firm stand against the skyrocketing cost of a plum White House perk: the new Marine One helicopter. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93782-candidates-marine-one.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/mccain-obama-hedge-on-costly-new-marine-one.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/mccain-obama-hedge-on-costly-new-marine-one.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:26:29 EDT Boating gear retailer West Marine Inc. said Thursday its same-store sales fell 7.8 percent during the second quarter as rising fuel prices and a weak economy continue to hurt customer traffic. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/west-marine-2q-same-store-sales-fall-7-8-percent.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:15:10 EDT Two men arrested in the curbside killing of a Marine who was robbed of $8 while on leave from Iraq were indicted Thursday on aggravated murder charges and could face the death penalty if convicted. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/2-indicted-in-killing-of-ohio-marine.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:56:28 EDT The underwater world and the underworld have at least one thing in common--lots of aliases. The Census of Marine Life, an effort to catalog all species of life in the oceans, has validated 122,500 species names so far, as well as 56,400 aliases, different names that have been applied to the same species over the years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/scientists-seek-to-sort-sundry-names-for-sealife.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:07:49 EDT Shares of Greek shipping fuel supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. said Thursday its Chief Financial Officer Ziad Nakhleh is leaving to pursue other interests. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/aegean-marine-chief-financial-officer-to-leave.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:46:35 EDT A director at Odyssey Marine Explorations Inc., which explores for and recovers deep-ocean shipwrecks, sold 7,350 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/odyssey-marine-director-sells-stock.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:12:55 EDT The Marine Corps said it was expelling one Marine and disciplining another for their roles in a video showing a Marine throwing a puppy off a cliff while on patrol in Iraq. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/marine-expelled-another-punished-over-puppy-video.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:45:45 EDT The Marine Corps on Wednesday said it was expelling one Marine and disciplining another for their roles in a video showing a Marine throwing a puppy off a cliff while on patrol in Iraq. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/marine-expelled-another-punished-over-puppy-video.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:14:23 EDT On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his own home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/60398-marine-slaying.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080601/home-from-iraq-wary-marine-fatally-wounded.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080601/home-from-iraq-wary-marine-fatally-wounded.htm Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:44:39 EDT A Marine charged with killing a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was active online for months as a fugitive, according to court documents released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/documents-claim-accused-marine-researched-mexico.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 20:36:38 EDT A Marine sought in the killing of a colleague whose body was found in a ditch by hikers was arrested Wednesday in Texas after a five-day search, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/marine-sought-in-calif-slaying-arrested-in-texas.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 18:38:45 EDT Afghan officials expressed outrage Saturday at a decision by the U.S. military not to charge U.S. Marines involved in a shooting spree that left 19 Afghan civilians dead in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080524/no-charges-for-2-marines-accused-in-afghan-deaths.htm Sat, 24 May 2008 06:40:36 EDT A Marine was in custody Friday and authorities were searching for a second as they investigated the shooting death of a fellow Marine whose body was found in a ditch, in his desert fatigues and boots. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/iraq-war-veteran-accused-of-killing-fellow-marine.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 20:54:15 EDT A Marine Corps general has decided not to bring criminal changes against two officers whose unit was accused of killing as many as 19 Afghan civilians in 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/no-charges-for-2-marines-accused-in-afghan-deaths.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 14:40:46 EDT A Mexican official says soldiers shot at the car of a U.S. Marine who allegedly sped through a military checkpoint outside the beach town of Playas de Rosarito. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/mexican-soldiers-shoot-at-marines-car.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 19:23:30 EDT Shares of Trico Marine Services Inc. soared Monday, as analysts suggested its planned acquisition of Norwegian subsea service company DeepOcean ASA should provide a big boost for the stock over the next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/trico-marine-shares-soar-on-acquisition-optimism.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 15:00:00 EDT Trico Marine Services Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Norwegian subsea service company DeepOcean ASA for NOK 32 ($6.30) per share in cash, and has made an offer to acquire the remaining shares. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/trico-marine-makes-682m-bid-to-acquire-deepocean.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 08:28:49 EDT Armed but alone, Marine Pfc. Guy Gabaldon roamed Saipan's caves and pillboxes, persuading enemy soldiers and civilians to surrender during the hellish World War II battle on the island. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43801-hispanic-marine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 15:12:25 EDT Armed but alone, Marine Pfc. Guy Gabaldon roamed Saipan's caves and pillboxes, persuading enemy soldiers and civilians to surrender during the hellish World War II battle on the island. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43772-hispanic-marine.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-wwii-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080503/film-details-hispanic-wwii-marines-acts-in-wwii.htm Sat, 03 May 2008 13:43:11 EDT