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Crimes on the high seas are rarely prosecuted, if at all, but payouts by carriers for cruise ship liabilities are about to increase tenfold.

A listing of some of the nation's top publicly traded marine/shipping companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

The increasing globalization of trade and the falling value of the dollar are two major trends that are driving today's explosive growth in shipping. Booming trade and bustling shipyards are good for the maritime industry and a bright spot in the otherwise-gloomy U.S. economy. However, these factors also mean increased exposure to risk--not just from the larger volume of goods being shipped, but also from the changing dynamics of world trade.

Maritime risks come and go, yet never completely disappear. Pilferage and pirates still haunt maritime commerce. Pollution spills present ocean-cargo companies with huge liabilities.

Fires, disappearances, ghastly viruses--you'll find them all aboard cruise ships. That makes reputation management quite a challenge.

A listing of some of the nation's top cruise line and marine shipping companies, their risk managers, brokers, captives and risk management programs.

The Poseidon Challenge Award was created to recognize outstanding accomplishments in continuous improvement in the maritime industry. It's given out by Intertanko, the the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, the voice of independent tanker owners. Check out the Poseidon Award winners announcement, as well as all of the tanker companies that were nominated for the recognition.

The cruise lines industry is notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to talking passenger safety. So this congressional testimony from the head of global security for Royal Caribbean, Gary M. Bald, is a rare gem worth reading. Do so at your leisure here.

The P&I clubs, independent nonprofit mutual insurance companies, are at the heart of most marine and cruise line company insurance programs. You want to know how risk is transfered on the high seas? Research this International Group of P&I Clubs.

The best commercial brokers in the business know their customers sometimes better than customers know themselves. So, just who belongs to this vaunted group of middlemen and women for marine issues? Find out the 2011 Power Broker® results.