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Beirut

Beirut is a seaport on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Capital city of Lebanon. Since the 1980s, Lebanon has been experiencing armed conflict involving armed and proxy forces of local factions and neighbouring countries. On August 4, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port detonated. It caused at least 218 deaths, 7,000 injuries, and $15 billion in property damage, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.

At the same time, CMA CGM signed a contact to manage Beirut container terminal which includes an ambitious investment plan. However, the port and country remain in a state of instability.

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...

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...

Port of Beirut considers two bids to manage container terminal

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) 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...

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...

Who was behind the chemicals that destroyed the Port of Beirut in 2020?

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 11, 2021 – A chemical-trading network controlled by Ukrainians and hidden behind a veil of proxies and shell firms...

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...

The Port of Beirut: A Dialogue with Lebanese civil society

Transparency and participation as core values of communication with all stakeholders for the rebuilding of the Port of Beirut – August 2, 2021 HPC...

Beirut port blast investigation faces second delay

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – The investigation into the August 4, 2020, explosion at the port of Beirut is set for a further,...

A team of Palestinian architects proposes “Silo Souk” for the port of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) July 12, 2021 – The “Haifa Award” international program set up by the iDARjerusalem association and led by an...

Joint letter to the Human Rights Council calling for an international investigative mission into the Beirut blast

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 23, 2021 – A group of 53 international and regional rights groups on Tuesday urged member states of the UN Human...

Recygroup International awarded contract to clear grain from the Port of Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) June 20, 2021 – The French environmental engineering company Recygroup International has been awarded a €1.4 million...

CMA CGM most likely to rebuild Beirut port in a project worth €600 million – German multi-billion euro project rejected

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – The over-ambitious $5-7 billion plan with an up-to-20-year construction span of two German companies for the...

Analysis – Could French and German plans to rebuild Beirut port be combined?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – An ambitious $5-7 billion plan with an up-to-20-year construction period by two German companies wants to...

The Project for a European revival of the Beirut Port and the surrounding area

Beirut, April 9, 2021 The Governor of Beirut,H.E. Mr. Marwan Abboud, the President of the Lebanese German Business Council (LGBC), Mr. Elias Assouad, a...

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