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Ownership of New York’s Ports
February 16th, 2006

News that Dubai Ports World, a company based in the United Arab Emirates, recently purchased a British company that operates the Port of New York has set off a debate about who should be managing the city’s waterways.

 On Sunday, the New York Post warned that the deal puts “the ports of New York and New Jersey in the hands of a Middle East country with ties to the Sept. 11 hijackers.”

Today, the The New York Times agrees, criticizing the Bush administration for approving deal and warning that “putting port management in the hands of a country with such a mixed record in the war on terror is a step in the wrong direction.”

 When asked about the deal yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that security should be the city’s top concern, but also urged openness to global business.

“The shipping business is a big international business,” the mayor said. “We are not going to lock ourselves into a cocoon.”

By Mark Berkey-Gerard on February 16, 2006, 8:18 am
In category: Gotham City, Transportation, Waterfront | 1 Comment »

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One Response to “Ownership of New York’s Ports”

  1. Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Port Peeves Says:
    February 21st, 2006 at 6:56 am

    [...] Following up on already widespread criticisml over the federal agreement to allow a firm from the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Ports World, to take charge of the running of New York Harbor, the New York Post writes another editorial on what it calls the “unnecessary, and exceedingly dumb, deal.” The paper notes the “bipartisan opposition on Capital Hill” and calls the “Bush administration’s tone-deafness on this issue…inexplicable.” [...]

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