1.   The government appointed a ministerial committee to run the port, headed by Mohammed Yussuf Beydun, Minister of Water Resources and Electricity.

2.   But supporters of Hutchison Port Holdings, which also runs major ports in England, insist such fears are unwarranted.

3.   He wanted to bus them to the port, but the customs authorities who run the port refused to play along.

4.   Other possible duties include logistics work such as running sea ports in Croatia and Italy.

5.   But Aidid-ally Mohamed Qanyare Afrah denied UNOSOM had set a deadline for the warlords to form a joint committee to run the ports.

6.   But the plan has been opposed by labor unions fearing layoffs and losses to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority which runs the port.

7.   On how differently the port will be run under the private sector, Suffian said it was too soon to tell.

8.   The deal has come under pressure from unions fearful of layoffs and loss of revenue to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, which runs the port.

9.   The group runs ports worldwide and has investments in telecommunications, properties, technology, media and retailing.

10.   The port is run by the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whan Poa Ltd.