[muawiyah]

It was, at the price being paid, a chump change deal (in that particular industry). I fear that folks today have no concept of what a billion dollars buys ~ 'tain't all that much when it comes to buying cranes built out on a mud flat next to a ditch full of water.

[P-40]

It was, at the price being paid, a chump change deal


How much of a secret deal can it be if it has been in the nation's second largest newspaper for months? :)

And why does this story not get much traction....

However, as Dubai Ports World conceded the deal would not go ahead as planned, it emerged that Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has had extensive interests in the US for many years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4792788.stm