No, the $64,0000 question is: If you get your wish and the deal falls through, what then?
"If you get your wish and the deal falls through, what then?"
Well, the "deal" is a buyout of P & O by DPWorld, which has not gotten final approval from either the British courts or every party in the United States that would be impacted by the acquisition.
So, if the deal falls through, then there is no problem. P & O will remain an independent business entity, and will continue to honor their contractual obligations to various ports on the eastern seaboard and gulf coast of the United States.
What did you have in mind, some sort of Chinese deal? That won't fly either; witness the firestorm over Chinese attempts to purchase Unocal last year, and their attempts at securing a long-term lease on the Port of Long Beach back during the Clinton Administration.