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marine terminal

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From 432 U.S. 249 - Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo · 1977Most cited · 1,124 citing opinions

an area which includes piers, which is used primarily for the moving, warehousing, distributing or packing of waterborne freight or freight to or from such piers, and which, inclusive of such piers, is under common ownership or control." While we find these definitions useful indicators of the terminology used by the industry, we agree with the court below that to assume, absent any indication in the legislative history, that Congress in 1972 had in mind