As the operational situation in the Port of Beirut is now back to normal again, French shipping major CMA CGM has resumed calls to this port. The post CMA CGM resumes calls to Beirut appeared first…
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The New York Times has done a short piece on the discovery of the Rhosus, the ship which famously carried cargo of ammonium nitrate into Beirut in 2013. Its journey before – and since – has now been revealed.
And the port has announced partial reopening, with 12 out of 16 cranes now operating.
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The container terminal in Beirut sustained only minor damages and has restarted its operations, German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said in an update. The post Update: Hapag-Lloyd to reinstate…
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Beirut has opened up its container terminal at the port as container lines recommence calls to the city following the devastating blasts, last week. The terminal had not undergone severe damage and is hence, ready to open up.
The blast that resulted in large scale damage to Lebanon’s capital, Beirut killed almost 160 people while injuring about 6000. Container lines, during this time, diverted ships to Tripoli, a smaller port in Lebanon, to not cause hindrance to vital supply lines. Lebanon is...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/container-terminal-resumes-operations-at-port-of-beirut/
Según WMN, las autoridades libanesas avisaron la detención de 16 miembros del personal portuario de Beirut el jueves pasado, mientras que más de una docena de otros trabajadores fueron interrogados como parte de una investigación sobre la explosión mortal que sacudió la capital del Líbano el...
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An American MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 lands on French amphibious ship FS Tonnerre on June 28, 2019, during the Semper Thunder exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News photo.
France earlier this week dispatched one of its amphibious ships to assist Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut.
France’s Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs announced on its website last week that landing helicopter dock FS Tonnerre (L9014) would depart for Lebanon on Sunday....
https://news.usni.org/2020/08/11/france-sending-amphib-tonnerre-to-assist-lebanon-after-explosion
Italian fire service personnel continued helping local administrations after the blasts in the Middle Eastern port city of Beirut, Lebanon.
The Italian team has been mainly estimating the chemical risk that the explosions possessed, assessing samples from the air as well as seawater.
According to reports shared online, Italian fire service team entered the hold and put out the residual flames on a ship that sustained vast damages after the explosion.
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According to an article published...
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On 4th August, the explosions at the port of Beirut shook the entire world. The blast occurred in a port warehouse and has subsequently destroyed a major part of the port city.
In a move deemed to be the first of its kind, the owner of the sunken Lebanese Cruise Orient Queen, which sank because of the blast, has filed a lawsuit against the alleged perpetrators responsible.
The owner of the cruise ship is Merhi Abou Merhi, a Lebanese entrepreneur. It is believed that many other lawsuits with the...