[Alberta's Child]

Now, however, four-and-a-half years later, a secretive government committee has decided to turn over the management of six of the Nation's most important ports — in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore and New Orleans — to Dubai Ports World following the UAE company's purchase of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., which previously had the contract.

It's amazing to see this kind of crap published by people like Frank Gaffney even after it has been thoroughly debunked at least a half-dozen times right here on FreeRepublic in the last 48 hours.

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (known by many as P&O Nedlloyd) is a shipping company and terminal operator. It does not "manage" or "run" any of the port facilities listed in this article. Ports in the U.S. are typically operated by quasi-public agency (like the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), which then leases pier berths and terminal space to private companies.

These port authorities don't even maintain full control over their entire operations, since U.S. Customs has had a presence at these facilities for years, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security now oversees all security-related aspects of port operations.

[malia]

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[steve86]

is a shipping company and terminal operator

Your own words...terminal operator

[philetus]

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (known by many as P&O Nedlloyd) is a shipping company and terminal operator."OK

The artical says:to turn over the management of six of the Nation's most important ports — in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Miami, Baltimore and New Orleans — to Dubai Ports World, not Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.

the management of six of the Nation's most important ports.

Ports not terminals.

Is the artical wrong? Misprint?