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Djibouti v. Doraleh Container and Others, Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, February 15, 2023

15 Feb 2023
Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, and Port de Djibouti SA v. Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO and Dubai International Djibouti FZE (I), LCIA No. 142732
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Thomas F. Hogan
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Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority, Port de Djibouti SA, Doraleh Container Terminal SA, DP World Djibouti FZCO, Dubai International Djibouti FZE
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United States
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Order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
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Procedural Posture

This Order was issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the enforcement proceedings between Doraleh Container Terminal SA (DCT) and the Republic of Djibouti. The matter came before the Court upon DCT's Petition to Confirm Arbitration Awards and Djibouti's corresponding Memorandum in Opposition and Motion to Dismiss.

Decision and Operative Directives

Following a hearing on January 26, 2023, and for reasons detailed in an accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court granted DCT's Petition and formally confirmed the underlying arbitral awards. Specifically, the Court confirmed the Third Partial Final Award dated March 29, 2019 (as corrected on May 3, 2019) and the Fourth Partial Final Award dated July 1, 2019.

The Court entered judgment in favor of DCT and against Djibouti for the full amount of the Awards, inclusive of pre-judgment interest calculated from the respective dates of the Partial Final Awards until February 15, 2023. Furthermore, the Court directed the parties to submit a proposed final money judgment detailing the total monetary value and pre-judgment interest by February 17, 2023. The action was subsequently dismissed, subject to the submission and confirmation of the final judgment amount.