It is with shock and despair that we have received the news of the explosion at the Port of Beirut that has devastated the city, killed at least 100 people, injured thousands and rendered hundreds of thousands more homeless. We at the ITF send our deepest condolences and solidarity to the people of Lebanon.
We are still gathering information on the extent of the impact that this horrific blast has had on our affiliates and their members in Lebanon – at the port, on nearby vessels and in the...
Deeply rooted in Lebanon, the CMA CGM Group has launched an emergency plan to conduct a thorough health and safety assessment of its 261 staff members based in Beirut.
At this stage, the preliminary toll shows two seriously injured and many minor injuries. One member of our staff at the port is currently missing. We are doing our utmost, in collaboration with the local authorities, to find him.
The Group’s headquarters in Lebanon, located a few hundred meters from the site of the explosion, was...
Early investigations looking into the source of the massive explosions at the port of Beirut have suggested the involvement of ammonium nitrate and fireworks. The explosive chemicals were supposedly confiscated and stored from a cargo ship since 2013.
The large scale destruction caused by the explosions on Tuesday has sent the city of Beirut in a tizzy, a shockwave that only added a brick to the burden of Lebanon’s overwhelming effects of the pandemic and the worst ongoing economic crisis in...
As per the report of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippines, 10 of the 11 missing Filipinos lost during the explosions at Beirut on Tuesday, 4th Aug 2020 have now been found and accounted for.
The embassy has confirmed that the Filipino seafarers are now returned to their employer, Abu Merhi Cruises. The sailors have suffered minor injuries. The rescued 10 are among the 13 seafarers who worked aboard the Orient Queen cruises as crew members. The ship was docked at about metres from...
The unfortunate and shocking Beirut blasts have totally destroyed the port area. Messages of solidarity have poured in for the Lebanese people from all around the world after people saw various clips of the horrific incident.
A cruise ship, some 400 meters from the blast site, received the direct hit from the shockwave.
It has now been reported that two crew members of the Orient Queen cruise ship have reportedly perished in the deadly blast.
Image Credits: Andrey Kostyuk / @AndrewKostuyk – Twitter
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Containerlines are diverting calls from Beirut to other nearby ports as officials in Lebanon piece together how Tuesday’s deadly explosion occurred. More than 135 people are dead, many are still missing and more than 300,000 have been made homeless following the giant explosion that has erased most...
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the joint UN-NATO peacekeeping force in Lebanon, has confirmed that one of the vessels in its Maritime Task Force ..
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said:
“I express my deepest condolences and sincerest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the Government and people of Lebanon following the catastrophic explosions in the port of Beirut yesterday. The port provides a vital artery bringing food, medicines and supplies to the country and its destruction will have devastating consequences. The United Nations is assisting the immediate response to the incident. The International Maritime Organization...
The internet was shaken on 4th August when videos of the explosion near the port of Beirut, Lebanon, went viral. Some netizens compared the mushroom cloud, which can be clearly seen in the videos, to that of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Image Credits: Jez C Sideño – Facebook
The blast occurred in a port warehouse in Beirut and has consequently flattened much of the vital Middle-Eastern port. A Lebanese Red Cross official has said that the death toll right now is nearly 100, with some 4,000 wounded...
Two massive blasts on the evening of Tuesday, 4th August 2020 shook Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, causing injuries to thousands and killing at least 78 people, as reported so far. Beirut has now been declared as a disaster area.
The port of Beirut was struck with two explosions last evening, causing severe damage to buildings and homes in its radius, including the Prime Minister’s residence. NNA, the official news agency says that the explosion was caused at the firework depot of the...