Ferrex International, Inc. v. M/V Rico Chone

MEMORANDUM

HERBERT F. MURRAY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

In this case, Ferrex International, Inc. (“Ferrex”), is suing the vessel M/V RIO CHONE; Transportes Navieros Ecuatoria-nos, trading as Ecuadorian State Lines (“TNE”); Flota Bananera Ecuatoriana, S.A. (“FBE”); and Clark Maryland Terminals, Inc. (“Clark”). TNE and FBE are foreign corporations engaged in the business of carriage of goods by sea and are the owners, operators, or managers of M/V RIO CHONE. Clark is a Maryland corporation and performs the services of a terminal operator in the Port of Baltimore.

The essential facts of this…