Italian shipping tycoon set to take control of UK’s biggest port in £18bn global ports deal
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Italian shipping tycoon set to take control of UK’s biggest port in £18bn global ports deal
Italian shipping magnate Gianluigi Aponte is set to take control of the Port of Felixstowe – Britain’s busiest container terminal – as part of a £18 billion deal to buy 45 ports from Hong Kong billionaire Sir Li Ka-shing.The move will see Aponte’s Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) become the world’s largest port operator, cementing the company’s rise after it overtook Danish rival Maersk last year as the top global shipping line.Felixstowe, l…
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