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.
Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...
Demolition recommended for destroyed silos in port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 6, 2021 – A report by the Swiss consultant Amann Engineering GmbH says that the partially-destroyed silos, severely...
German company Combi Lift reports “a highly pure nuclear substance” at the Zahrani oil installation, south of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – German company Combi Lift has reported the discovery “a highly pure nuclear substance” at the Zahrani...
Germany set to submit proposal for Beirut port rebuild
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Local sources in Germany reported this week that Berlin plans to submit a proposal for the reconstruction...
Lebanon’s Tripoli port eyes Gulf markets
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – Last Sunday, the Northern Lebanese port of Tripoil received the large container vessel Teno, which is...
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 on recycling...
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 as...
CMA CGM’s new NC Levant Service links Mediterranean ports
Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) January 12, 2021 – The arrival of the CMA CGM WHITE SHARK in Hamburg on 9 January 2021 has marked the start of the NC...
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...
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 same...
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...
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...
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...