As its options are just about to run out, a company wanting to build a $50 million shipyard at the Port of Los Angeles has leveled conflict-of-interest allegations, officials said Tuesday.

Gambol’s president, Robert Stein, alleged that Harbor Commissioner Joseph Radisich, a former international vice president for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, may be prejudiced against the shipyard.

The union representing the port’s dockworkers has expressed concerns that Gambol’s shipyard could delay the Main Channel deepening project, which will eventually make room for larger cargo ships visiting port terminals.

From the Daily Breeze