A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In Re Petition of Frescati Shipping Company, Ltd., 2013 WL 2099746 (2013) should be of interest, if not concern, to many in the maritime industry. Addressing multiple claims with an incomplete factual record, the Third Circuit revisited the intent and scope of the safe berth warranty in a charter agreement. The Facts of the Case…… (Read Full Article)
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Port of Hueneme Names New COO
by Mark Edward Nero
U.S. Navy officer John Demers has been named the new chief operations officer at the Port of Hueneme. He replaces Pete Wallace, who’s retiring after 21 years with the port…(Read Full Article)
Logistics Center Planned for Portland Port Property
by Mark Edward Nero
Plans have been finalized to build the PDX Logistics Center I — the first phase in a three-building, two-phase, 833,360-square-foot logistics park – within the Portland International Center owned by the Port of Portland…(Read Full Article)
POLA Container Volumes Down Again
by Mark Edward Nero
Port of Los Angeles container volumes continued their downward trend in June 2013, with port terminals still attributing the decline to the loss of a vessel service that shifted out of the port last year…(Read Full Article)
Construction Begins on Desmond Bridge Replacement
by Mark Edward Nero
Construction has begun on the $1 billion bridge that’s expected to replace the aging, seismically deficient Gerald Desmond Bridge, which traverses the Port of Long Beach and Terminal Island…(Read Full Article)
