Lebanon
Lebanon is a country in the Middle East located on the Eastern Mediterranean Sea coastline. Its primary port is Beirut which was partially destroyed in an explosion on August 4, 2020. Earlier this year, the French logistics CMA CGM signed a contract to invest in and manage the port’s container terminal.
Port of Beirut reports slight rise in February TEU traffic
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – The port of Beirut has reported a slight rise in total container (TEU) handling of 58,537 TEU in February...
Lebanon’s Port of Tripoli sees 2022 cargo up over 50%
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The Port of Tripoli saw total cargo increase by 53% to 3.6 million tons in 2022. Exports increased 2.4...
CMA CGM making progress at the port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 19, 2022 – The French logistics company CMA CGM is making progress with it work the Port of Beirut, largely...
Port of Beirut experiences further collapse of silos
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 25, 2022 – For the third time in a month, the Port of Beirut has experienced further collapse of silos. On August 4,...
Port of Beirut silos partially collapse
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 2, 2022 – Last Sunday, part of the grain silos at Beirut Port collapsed, bringing back memories of the explosion...
Ports of Marseille and Beirut sign cooperation agreement
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 9, 2022 – The Ports of Marseille and Beirut have signed cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation...
Lebanese government orders the demolition of grain silos at Beirut port
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Lebanese government has ordered the demolition of grain silos at the port of Beirut which were largely...
CMA CGM signs the Beirut container terminal management contract
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) March 11, 2022 – Yesterday, the French carrier and logistics company CMA CGM officially signed the management contract for...
CMA CGM awarded concession for Beirut Port container terminal
News – CMA CGM – February 17, 2022 Operations will begin in March 2022 and will last for 10 years, with a target of 1.4 million TEUs. ...
CMA CGM to manage the Beirut container port terminal
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) February 17, 2022 – The Lebanese government has awarded the contract to manage the concession of the Beirut container port...
Port of Beirut considers two bids to manage container terminal
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) February 7, 2022 – The Port of Beirut is reviewing bids from two companies to operate the port’s container terminal...
Beirut port explosion investigation restarts
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The judge Tarek Bitar has resumed his investigation into the Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020,...
Russia talks with Lebanon official reveal interest in the Port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Rosneft, the Russian energy company, has indicated that it plans to expand its oil product storage...
CMA CGM reopens its headquarters in the port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 11, 2021 – The French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM has announced the official reopening of its...
Arab Contractors starts expansion works in Lebanon’s Port of Tripoli
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 21, 2021 – Egypt’s construction company Arab Contractors (AC) will in the next two weeks start expansion works in...
Beirut port explosion investigation stalled again
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – An investigation into the causes of the Beirut port explosion in August 2020 has again been halted. Two...
Lebanese judge to resume Port of Beirut explosion investigation
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – Tarek Bitar is to resume an investigation into last year’s port explosion that rocked the Lebanese...