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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, second from right, yesterday views a model of the DP World London Gateway after the debt-laden Dubai World said it would stand behind plans to build the deep-sea port in southeastern England. The $2.4-billion (U.S.) project was put under review by the ports subsidiary of state-owned investment group Dubai World during the Gulf emirate's recent financial woes. London Gateway, the first new deep-sea container port in Britain for more than 25 years, is intended to create 36,000 jobs, including 12,000 in the short-term in construction and logistics. The port is planned as a hub, with containers being sent via smaller ships to other British ports.

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