Are we the only nation who lets foreign companies run the ports?

[Skidmore]

Does anyone know?

[Disturbed]

1. South Korea

Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation Sultan Ahmad Bin Sulayem, who just opened the Pusan container port in South Korea a joint venture between Dubai and Korea's Samsung, said the P&O bid was crucial for Dubai to offer its customers in Europe and North America. P&O also has presence in South Asia, East Asia, Australia, Africa and South America.


http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/01/20/10012932.html

[northzax]

2. no. Every major port in the world

uses private contractors for port terminal operations. The two largest companies in the world that do this are located in Singapore and Dubai (now, formerly London).

For example: Archer Daniels Midland runs a terminal at the Port of London, so do Ford, GM, Kaneb (a Dallas Energy Company) and others.

heck, Netlink International, a US company, has a terminal at the Port of Shanghai.

[The2ndWheel]

3. I can't see how it would be possible

DP World advertizes itself as a "dynamic global port operator". http://www.dpiterminals.com/

Looking at the world we live in, I'm still shocked that there is such an uproar over this.

Corporations and governments are increasingly, if not continuing to be, the same entity the world over. They're two sides of the same coin, and we ain't rich.

The nation-state is dead, or at the very least, dying quickly.

I was surprised that I was surprised that a British company was involved as much as it was. I shouldn't have been, because again, that's our reality. It no longer matters where you're from; you can now be part of the exploiting class. That's all the world is these days; that class, everyone else, no countries, and corporations that serve as the vehicle for control.

[CottonBear]

4. The issue is foreign government owned companies vs foreign companies. n/t