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Key Companies
Two of the world's largest container shipping companies (Mediterranean Shipping Company, or MSC, and Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement - Compagnie Generale Maritime or CMA-CGM) have selected the Port of Beirut as their transhipment hub. CMA-CGM has constructed a regional headquarters building near the Port of Beirut.
The following is a list of shipping agents present at Beirut Port Company
Mediterranean Shipping Company - MSC
Metz Shipping Agency ltd
National Shipping Co.
Sea Line
Seamen International
Geazairi Transport
Company Maritime d'Affretement Agency - CMA
Merit Shipping
Maersk Lebanon
Edouard Cordahi
Costa Bitar Transport Company
Akak Marine Cie
J.B. Shipping Services
Fast Agency
Eurabia Intercontinental
Kawar & Khayat Shipping Agency
Sea Freight
Continental Shipping Agency
Georges Abou Hamad
H.Heald and Cie
Gevo Maritime & Transport
Tourisme & Shipping services
Carapiperis
Med Conro Shipping services
Lebanese Shipping Union
Hanna Najib Tabet
Ademar Shipping Lines
Gulf Agency
Nicolas Abou Rjeily
Halim-Roukoz Shipping Agency
United Navigation Cie
Abdul Hamid EL Fil & Co.
Lotus Shipping Agencies SAL
Pelican International Services
Barwil Agencies Lebanon SAL
ETS.PAUL ADEM
The Levant Shipping Agency
Gharib Shipping Agency
Seachart Marine S.A.R.L.
SALEH SHIPPING
T. Gargour & Fils SAL
Ghassan Soubra
Ultra Maritime Services SARL
Grain and Bulk Handling
The Silo Terminal was built 32 years ago, and is managed by the Lebanese Ministry of Economy.
About 85% of the cereals arriving in Lebanon pass by Beirut’s Port silo. The other 15% are received directly by private companies. Most of the wheat is imported from Eastern Europe, in particular from Russia.
The grain is received directly from the vessel at quay and vacuumed into the Silo. The silo’s suction speed is of 600 mt per hour.
Upon arrival, the grain is sampled and tested at the Ministry of Agriculture’s laboratory. Tests show humidity levels and potential infestation by insects.
The grain is then stored in the silo’s cells. The total storage capacity of Beirut Port’s Silo is 120,000 mt of bulk grain. This capacity is split between 48 large cells each of 2,500 mt capacity. Another 50 smaller cells each of 500 mt capacity allow the emptying of the large cells and therefore leave room for full vessel load. Cells are allocated to a vessel only and fumigated between 2 loads.
Grain humidity and temperature are monitored regularly during storage within the cells. If these become too high, grain is transferred from one cell to another in order to be ventilated.
When grain is to be distributed, it is loaded directly from the silo onto open-top trucks. 4 weigh-bridges allow monitoring of the quantities loaded on trucks.
Silos Summary of Capacity:
Total capacity: 120,000 mt
48 big cells: capacity 2,500 mt/cell
50 small cells: capacity 500 mt/cell
Suction speed: 600 mt/hour
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