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.
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...
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...
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 Port of...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Slovenia provided emergency humanitarian aid to the people of Beirut
The Government of Slovenia has allocated a contribution of €200,000 to Lebanon for emergency humanitarian aid, which is intended for the people of Beirut...
Assistance of Slovenia to Lebanon during the explosion in Beirut
Slovenia decided to allocate a contribution of €200,000 to Lebanon for emergency humanitarian aid and to send an expert to coordinate international aid to...
CMA CGM: Shipments to Lebanon
News – CMA CGM – August 7, 2020 Following the events which took place on August 4 in Beirut causing considerable casualties and material damage,...