Originally Posted by jimthefiend

Acquired ITO hahaha8211; multiport stevedore/terminal operator, June 1999.

Acquired Gulf Services, May 2000.

November 2000, entered into joint venture (PNCT) with P&O Nedlloyd in Port of New York and New Jersey with terminal capacity of 1M TEUs.

While the Baltimore contract didnt actually BEGIN, until early '01. Rest assured it had been in the works for years.