DJIBOUTI ORDERED TO PAY DP WORLD JV OVER $385M IN PORT DISPUTE

Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), a Djibouti port operator owned 33.3 percent by Dubai-based DP World, has been successful in the London Court of International Arbitration proceeding against the Republic of Djibouti.

The tribunal has ordered Djibouti to pay DCT $385 million plus interest for breach of its exclusivity by development of container facilities at Doraleh Multipurpose Terminal, with further damages possible if Djibouti develops a planned Doraleh International Container Terminal with any other operator without the consent of DP World.

The tribunal has found that by developing new container port opportunities with China Merchants Holdings International Co Limited (China Merchants), a Hong-Kong based port operator, Djibouti has breached DCT’s rights under its 2006 concession agreement to develop a container terminal at Doraleh.