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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DORALEH CONTAINER TERMINAL SA,

Petitioner,

v.

REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI,

Respondent.

Civil Action No. 20-02571 (TFH)


ORDER


The Court has reviewed the Petitioner Doraleh Container Terminal SA (“DCT”)'s Petition to Confirm Arbitration Awards, Pet. [ECF No. 1], and Respondent Republic of Djibouti's ("Djibouti”) Memorandum in Opposition to and Motion to Dismiss the Petition, Mem. Opp. [ECF No. 37], and held a hearing on January 26, 2023.

Upon consideration thereof and for the reasons expressed in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that DCT's Petition is GRANTED, and that the Third Partial Final Award dated March 29, 2019, as corrected by the Memorandum of Corrections dated May 3, 2019, and the Fourth Partial Final Award dated July 1, 2019 (collectively, the “Awards”) rendered in the arbitration proceeding between DCT and Djibouti, are CONFIRMED.

Further, it is ORDERED that:

  1. This Court enters judgment in favor of DCT and against Djibouti in the amount of the Awards, plus pre-judgment interest from the date of the Third Partial Final Award and Fourth Partial Final Award until today, February 15, 2023.

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  1. The parties will submit a proposed final money judgment by Noon, Friday, February 17, including the total monetary value of the awards and any pre-judgment interest.
  2. This case is dismissed subject to the submission and confirmation of the judgment amount.

SO ORDERED.

February 15, 2023

Signature

THOMAS F. HOGAN

United States District Judge