Ports America in Port of Oakland Outer Harbor Terminal JV

Cleary Gottlieb is representing Ports America, the largest U.S.-based operator of port facilities, and its shareholder, Highstar Capital, in the establishment of a joint-venture and related financing arrangements in connection with Ports America’s successful bid for a 50-year concession to operate and develop the outer harbor terminal at the Port of Oakland, the fifth largest port in the United States. The concession was awarded on February 20 to Ports America Outer Harbor Terminal LLC, a joint-venture company between Ports America and Terminal Investment Limited, a company affiliated with Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., the world’s second largest container shipper.