Bubba Gump almost made it to the Inner Harbor before, in 1998, when it would have occupied a floating barge developed by the Cordish Cos., but the location and appearance of the barge became the subject of epic wrangling between the Cordish Cos. and the National Aquarium. The Bubba barge was ulimately abandoned, but Cordish developed other barges in front of the Power Plant, including one for the now departed ESPNZone, where, a city official close to ongoing negotiations said, Phillips may be making its next move.