Tripoli port challenges container checks in Beirut
Tripoli, Beirut (PortSEurope) February 16, 2019 - The Chinese news agency Xinhua has reported that Ahmad Tamer, Lebanon's Tripoli Port Director has asked local customs…
Rosneft to manage oil products terminal in Lebanon’s Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 26, 2019 - Russian energy company Rosneft has signed a 20-year agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water for…
Rosneft to operate oil storage terminal at Lebanon’s Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 25, 2019 – Russia's Rosneft has agreed to resume operation of the terminal or the storage of petroleum products in the Lebanese…
Turkey considers increasing commerical relations with Lebanon’s Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 25, 2019 - The new Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, Hakan Cakil, has said that Ankara is interested in investing in Lebanon,…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port becomes central destination for weekly shipments from China
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Lebanon's Tripoli port has become a central destination for weekly shipments from China to the Eastern Mediterranean, the port's…
COSCO to start China-Tripoli port shipping service
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 22, 2018 - COSCO, the Chinese shipping company, has agreed with the port of Tripoli to set up a new service…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port looks to attract Chinese investment
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2018 - Toufic Dabbousi, head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, has met with Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon…
Lebanese port of Tripoli welcomes new China container service
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 10, 2018 - A new shipping line has started between Tripoli, north Lebanon, and China. The container ship named CMA CGM Congo…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port to play vital role in Syria reconstruction
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 31, 2018 – Lebanon’s Tripoli port is expected to play an important role in the process for reconstruction of Syria, port…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port targets increased traffic
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 28, 2018 - The Beijing Bridge container ship, operated by CMA CGM, arrived last Thursday at Tripoli port, The ship is 295…
CMA CGM relocates Asia service to Tripoli, Lebanon
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) July 16, 2018 - French shipper CMA CGM has launched a direct route between China and Southeast Asia to North Europe, passing through…
Lebanese ports eye offshore EEZ benefits
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 - The outgoing energy minister said that the first exploration period in blocks 4 and 9 of the EEZ…
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 - CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut and Mersin ports.…
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean and Black Sea…
Lebanon’s Tripoli port announces increased revenues for 2017
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) March 6, 2018 - The port of Tripoli has announced $16.6 million revenues in 2017, up 14.2% on 2016. "The deployment of giant…
Beirut wants to develop its port infrastructure for the next twenty years
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) March 6, 2018 - Beirut port saw revenue of $245.1 million 2017, up 0.4% on the previous year. "The real increase in the…
Rodolphe Saade discusses CMA CGM in the Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) February 9, 2018 - Rodolphe Saadé, CEO of CMA CGM, the French shipper, has given an interview to L'Orient-Le Jour and commented on…
Hamburg Süd to use Beirut port as transshipment hub
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 - German container shipping company Hamburg Süd is to set up a transshipment hub at the Port of Beirut…
Beirut port sees increased transshipment in 2017
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 14, 2018 - Transshipment of goods went up 40% in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the Port Authority of Beirut (PoB).…
World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 - The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects for a…