'We wish to ensure that a proper, fair and compliant process has been followed,' Maersk said.
A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S is contesting a process held by South Africa’s state logistics firm Transnet to find a partner to develop sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest container port. International Container Terminal Services won the award to buy almost half of the main container terminal in the southeastern port city of Durban and operate it for 25 years.
The court bid comes as South Africa seeks to improve the lagging performance of state-owned enterprises by boosting private participation. Transnet specifically seeks the turnaround of ports that are ranked among some of the worst in the world and increasing deliveries of its rail operations that drag on the nation’s mining sector. The deal with
is the first major attempt to bring the private sector into the operation of the country’s ports. “It is to be expected that a bidder would find reason to contest an outcome that is not in their favour,” Transnet said, adding that it followed due process to find a partner for its Durban Container Terminal Pier 2.
, which is owned by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon. is opposing the challenge by Maersk, it said in an emailed response, declining to comment further on legal matters. © 2024 Bloomberg
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