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Jun 08 2012

Container shipping up at Port of Beirut

08 June 2012


BEIRUT: The total container activity at the Port of Beirut rose by 3.38 percent up to May 2012 to 426,950 20-foot equivalent (TEU).

Transshipment activity edged 0.81 percent up to 177,314 TEU, while container activity (excluding transshipment) climbed by 5.29 percent year-over-year (for the first five months) to 249,636 TEU.

The number of imported cars jumped by 18.69 percent to 32,097 units from 27,043 units in 2011. Merchandise activity through the Port of Beirut increased up to May 2012 as imported and exported merchandises advanced by 8.37 percent to 2.85M tons.

The number of docked vessels dropped 8.31 percent year-over-year from 903 to 828 vessels. The port generated $53.65M in revenues up to April, up 7.23 percent.

© Copyright The Daily Star 2012.


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