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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.

Lebanese minister presents Beirut reconstruction plan

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe)- March 13, 2024—Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has delivered a speech presenting initial ideas on a reconstruction and...

Lebanon’s Tripoli port expansion

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – An ongoing expansion of Lebanon’s Mediterranean port of Tripoli (Office d’Exploitation du Port de...

Lebanese Port of Tripoli increases cargo traffic in Jan-Sep 2023

Tripoli, Lebanon (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – In January-September 2023, the Lebanese port of Tripoli handled 2.73 million tons of cargo, up +4.52%...

Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, sees July cargo traffic down

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 13, 2023 – Cargo traffic at the Port of Tripoli, Lebanon, was 279,000 tons in July 2023, down -2.1% from 285,000...

Captagon drug via ports of Beirut, Latakia and Tripoli

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – The Syrian regime and Lebanese Hezbollah have adeptly woven the production, promotion, and smuggling of...

Arab-Hellenic Maritime Conference attracts regional participation

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – The first Arab-Hellenic Maritime Conference took place in Athens, July 5-6, 2023 and attracted wide regional...

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...

CMA CGM making progress at the port of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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...

Lebanon allows Iran to resume port visits

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) March 31, 2022 – Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiyeh, has held a meeting with a delegation from Irisl, the...

CMA CGM signs the Beirut container terminal management contract

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) February 17, 2022 – The Lebanese government has awarded the contract to manage the concession of the Beirut container port...

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,...

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