Dubai May Partner With U.S. Firm — Halliburton’s Name Pops Up
It's little more than an unconfirmed report in the NY Daily News right now, but the White House is said to be pushing the UAE company to partner with a US firm to ease the acquisition of those six major U ports The candidate best equipped for the job: Dick Cheney's old company.N.Y. Daily News
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WASHINGTON – The White House is quietly pushing a Dubai company to “significantly restructure” and partner up with a U.S. outfit to keep the port deal from sinking, sources told the Daily News yesterday.
“It’s in the hands of the company now. … They’re going to have to significantly restructure,” said a Republican source familiar with White House expectations.
A revamped deal to allow Dubai Ports World to take over six major U.S. ports – including Manhattan’s cruise ship terminal and Newark’s container depot – would have to be something along the lines of the Marine One contract.
British- and Italian-owned AgustaWestland had to take on Maryland-based Lockheed Martin to win the contract to build the President’s helicopter last year.
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