Other countries, including Germany and New Zealand, also banded their marine companies under their national flags.

The marine companies of the Fire Department have the highest expense and capital budgets of all fire units.

Some battalions located near the coast also have marine companies equipped with Combat Boat 90.

The trade group represents about 1,600 marine companies.

The old Iraqi Navy maintained several marine companies.

As it bought the boat companies, Outboard Marine pulled out of other lines of business and is now purely a marine company.

In the 1980s and 90s, the Weeks organization grew by acquiring other marine companies.

"The rule is there to stop people who are working for marine companies from getting paid just to go sailing," he said.

The country's largest cannery, set up as a joint venture by the State, a canning company and a marine fitting-out company, employs 600 people.

He said he then decided to divide the properties among smaller marine companies.