France’s Recy group sign recycling study contract with Beirut port
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 - The Port of Beirut has signed an agreement with the Rey Group of France to prepare a study…
CMA CGM to make regular use of Lebanon’s Tripoli port
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 - The Port Authority of Tripoli has reported that CMA CGM, the French shipping line, will use the port…
UIG pays $1.13 million for grain cargo damaged in Beirut port
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) December 30, 2020 - Ukrainian Insurance Group (UIG) has paid out insurance compensation of $1.33 million for a cargo of grain damaged…
Beirut port see revenue down over 40% in first ten months
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 27, 2020 - In the first 10 months of 2020, Beirut port handled 373,737 containers, a decrease of 42.2% on the…
Beirut port hires German company to dispose of 49 containers of flammable chemicals
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 - The local authorities have contract Bremen-based Combi Lift to remove flammable and highly reactive chemicals from 49 containers…
Analysis – France expected to beat China in the race for the Port of Beirut – Hezbollah is the main obstacle
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Two months after the deadly explosions that destroyed most of Beirut port, Lebanon’s largest, it is increasing clear…
Huge fire erupts in Beirut port, 36 days after deadly explosion
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) September 10, 2020 – A huge fire erupted in Lebanon’s largest port of Beirut in a warehouse storing cooking oil and then…
Over four tonnes of ammonium nitrate found near Beirut port
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) September 4, 2020 - The Lebanese army has stated that a further 4.35 tons of ammonium nitrate has been found in the…
“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon”: Emmanuel Macron praises French commitment
“A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon”: Emmanuel Macron praises the commitment of French companies, NGOs and public institutions taking part in the CMA CGM Foundation’s initiative…
Kuwait to rebuild Beirut port grain silos
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 24, 2020 - Local sources have reported that Kuwait is to rebuild Lebanon’s only large grain silo that was destroyed by…
CMA CGM Group launches “A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” campaign to ship emergency humanitarian aid
An international relief initiative to send medical equipment and essential goods and products - August 21, 2020 One of the CMA CGM Group’s ro-ro vessels…
CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd resume services to Beirut port
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 20, 2020 - International shipping companies CMA CGM of France and Germany's Hapag-Lloyd have resumed services visited the port of Beirut.…
Cihat Lokmanoğlu, Chairman, Mersin Chamber of Shipping, comments on Beirut port
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 10, 2020 - Speaking to the local Refleks newspaper, Cihat Lokmanoğlu, Chairman of the Board of Mersin Chamber of Shipping, commented…
Beirut Container Terminal back in operation
Beirut, (PortSEurope) August 14, 2020 - Four days ago on Monday August 10, the Beirut Container Terminal restarted operations. On the afternoon of 4 August…
LimakPort Iskenderun International Port ready to help Lebanon
Iskenderun, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 13, 2020 - LimakPort Iskenderun International Port in southeastern Turkey is available to provide any assistance necessary to Lebanon following the…
A positive surprise: Beirut port container terminal reopens
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 12, 2020 – Container shippers are resuming calls of their ships to Beirut only four days after the explosion there, that…
Hapag-Lloyd looks to restart Beirut port services
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 12, 2020 - The German shipping line, Hapag-Lloyd AG, has told its customers that the Beirut container terminal suffered only minor…
CMA CGM launches the “A Humanitarian Ship for Lebanon” campaign to ship emergency humanitarian aid
An international charitable initiative to send medical equipment and essential goods and products - August 10, 2020 One of the CMA CGM Group’s ro-ro vessels…
Statement of French President Macron on international conference on support to Beirut and the Lebanese people
Statement by France's President of the Republic, Chair’s conclusions - International conference on support to Beirut and the Lebanese people - Fort de Brégançon -…
Turkey makes ports available to Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 10, 2020 - Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Lebanon on August 8, 2020, to convey…