print email comment close Background Q&A: The UAE Purchase of American Port Facilities URL: http://www.cfr.org/publication/9918/uae_purchase_of_american_port_facilities.html Description: Questions and answers about issues surrounding a purchase that would give a company from Dubai (in the United Arab Emirates) "control over facilities in six U.S. ports: New York, Miami, Newark-Port Elizabeth, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and Baltimore." Discusses security concerns (weapons of mass destruction and vulnerability of liquefied natural gas), the company (DP World), significance of operation of U.S. ports by foreign companies, and related topics. From the Council on Foreign Relations. Author: Kaplan, Eben Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Extra Keywords terrorism Dubai Port World maritime security Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company P&O Library of Congress Subject Headings: Harbors -- United States Marine terminals Marine terminals -- Foreign ownership National security -- United States LII Database Information: Record 20760 created by Jennifer English on 02/27/2006 Last modification on 03/01/2006 Published: 03/02/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20760