Dubai Ports World purchased the global port assets of U.S. freight rail company CSX Corporation in 2005 for $1.15 billion.
Dubai Ports has international operations in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Germany, Romania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, India, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea and Australia in addition to the UAE.
DPW acquired CSX World Terminals, CSX Corporation's international terminal business, for $1.142B. The keyword, here, being 'international'.