BNN: SS United States in Legal Waters - Federal Trial Over Berth Rent Dispute Underway
BNN: SS United States in Legal Waters - Federal Trial Over Berth Rent Dispute Underway

Engulfed in a stormy sea of legal conflict, the SS United States, affectionately known as ‘America’s Flagship,’ is embroiled in a federal court case over a rent dispute with Penn Warehousing. The contention arose after an unannounced doubling of the ship’s berth rent in Philadelphia in 2021, from $850 to $1,700 per day, leading to a pile-up of back rent. The SS United States Conservancy, the custodian of the ship, has steered the issue to court, seeking to navigate the debt waters and secure the vessel’s future.

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Nonprofit Owner of America's Flagship - the SS United States - Heads to Trial in Effort to Save Symbol of the Nation

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The SS United States Conservancy, the national non-profit organization that owns and safeguards America’s Flagship, the SS United States, is in litigation over a rent dispute with the vessel’s landlord, Penn Warehousing. A bench trial is set to begin tomorrow in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia, and today the Conservancy released the following statement:

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Newsday: Long Island's RXR pushes plan to bring home the SS United States, a star ocean liner from the 1950s
Newsday: Long Island's RXR pushes plan to bring home the SS United States, a star ocean liner from the 1950s

Five years ago, the Long Island and New York City real estate firm RXR agreed to partner with the SS United States Conservancy to save the famed ocean liner as the centerpiece of a redevelopment project. Now the company and nonprofit have released a detailed proposal they say would be financially viable and create thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue.

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