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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.

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...

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...

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...

Analysis – Port of Tripoli must replace destroyed Beirut as entry gate to Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 8, 2020 – The second busiest Lebanese port of Tripoli is to take over the functions of Beirut port, obliterated by a...

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,...

Analysis – The aftermath of the Beirut port obliteration

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 7, 2020 – The port of Beirut, Lebanon’s busiest port, is not going to recover for many months after what is...

Beirut explosion calls for attention at lack of port security: The Conversation

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The huge explosion in the port of Beirut calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port...

Hapag-Lloyd, MSC diverts ships from Beirut to Tripoli

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced that it will divert any vessels destined for Beirut port...

Tripoli port ready to step up and support supplies to Lebanon

Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – Following the destruction of the port of Beirut yesterday by a giant explosion, Ahmad Tamer,...

CMA CGM offers immediate support to explosion-hit Beirut port

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – A massive explosion shook the port city of Beirut yesterday and at this time has killed over 100 people....

Deadly blast at Beirut port

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 5, 2020 – Beirut awoke to scenes of devastation on August 5, following two huge explosions in the port which sent a...

Terms for tender of concession of Beirut port container terminal change

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – Earlier this year, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport issued a tender for the concession of Beirut...

CMA CGM Foundation launches second phase of support for Lebanon

News – CMA CGM Foundation stands in solidarity with Lebanon and launches the second phase of ″CMA CGM SUPPORTS LEBANON” April 22, 2020 50 000 masks...

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