Article: Landmark Port of L.A. lease could earn millions; Japanese shipping corporation is ready to do business.

Landmark Port of L.A. lease could earn millions

Los Angeles city officials are poised to approve a landmark lease with a Tokyo steamship company that may become a model for future negotiations at the Port of Los Angeles.

This week the City Council is expected to ratify the contract, worth several hundred million dollars, allowing Nippon Yusen Kaisha to use a 100-acre waterfront parcel for 25 years. The port, which collects about 65 percent of its revenues by collecting tariffs from shipping companies, has pursued NYK since September 1988, largely because it is considered a stable, rich and powerful company.

NYK, a member of the giant Mitsubishi ...

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