{"id":15398,"date":"2020-08-12T17:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/update-hapag-lloyd-to-reinstate-services-to-beirut\/15398\/"},"modified":"2020-08-12T17:28:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:28:31","slug":"update-hapag-lloyd-to-reinstate-services-to-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/update-hapag-lloyd-to-reinstate-services-to-beirut\/15398\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Hapag-Lloyd to reinstate services to Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>The container terminal in Beirut sustained only minor damages and has restarted its operations, German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said in an update. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Following these positive news, we will immediately reinstate our services to the Port of Beirut, Lebanon,&#8221;<\/em> the company announced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.offshorewind.biz\/file\/sites\/6\/2020\/08\/12160409\/20437868268_a906e4c91b_c-1.jpg\" alt=\"Boxship\" class=\"wp-image-380553\" \/><figcaption>Illustration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/68359921@N08\/20437868268\/in\/photolist-x92qc7-AarWmm-PdmkZ1-AJ3T7c-qaFcM5-kw2a4x-oMYQdD-iKhFJE-xqwpYb-AxyJVG-ouck6V-z2GvDp-jwq2GF-GSv7LH-pKADVY-muWnQG-n7wsuz-qkmufD-aziosp-Hx6tVR-fQaZF8-nggpzz-iPpdpm-gGJjdc-hoSo5Y-rcNDMz-vpWCyH-uZ4hZj-nDdqGk-wVYWY6-vWxRaL-jvKNrB-dUhacQ-vgCogV-y1ad15-nmZVN6-vicgLP-vg5m4j-vg9WXj-iXnnJ7-zerQzt-K4Vmy2-JvC9oK-e1dp5N-FSaD6A-iKf2sR-dUiiXW-MCCuK9-oKWXFQ-p67ZNy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kees Torn\/Flickr (opens in a new tab)\">Kees Torn\/Flickr<\/a> under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/legalcode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">CC BY-SA 2.0 license<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As informed, the first vessel on Hapag-Lloyd&#8217;s&nbsp;Levante Express (LEX) Service&nbsp;to call Beirut will be&nbsp;Mona Lisa (voyage 2031W), on 14 August 2020. It will also deliver import cargo from&nbsp;Fleur N (voyage 2030W), that omitted Beirut call and discharged it in Damietta.<\/p>\n<p>East Med Express (EME) Service&nbsp;will also reinstate the call, with&nbsp;CMA CGM Musset (voyage 031S \/ 033N)&nbsp;as the first vessel on 15 August 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier added it is also reopening booking acceptance for cargo to and from Beirut.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are still evaluating the extent of the damage on our containers that were present in the port at the time of the blast,&#8221;<\/em> Hapag-Lloyd further said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s blast completely destroyed Beirut-based office of Hapag-Lloyd. Luckily, all Hapag-Lloyd staff and representatives were safe and sound. <\/p>\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"block block-related-article\">\n<div class=\"card-rich \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/hapag-lloyds-beirut-office-completely-destroyed-staff-safe\/\" class=\"card__lazyload card-rich__image lazyload\" data-bgset=\"https:\/\/cdn.offshorewind.biz\/file\/sites\/6\/2020\/08\/06110441\/Afif-of-Hapag-Lloyd-1-1024x682.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 6 days ago\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-rich__content\">\n<div class=\"card-rich__partner-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"card-rich__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/hapag-lloyds-beirut-office-completely-destroyed-staff-safe\/\" class=\"card-rich__link\" aria-label=\"Read more about: Hapag-Lloyd&#8217;s Beirut office completely destroyed, staff safe\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tHapag-Lloyd&#8217;s Beirut office completely destroyed, staff safe<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card-rich__element card-rich__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"card-category-list no-list\">\n<li class=\"card-category-list__item\">Ports &amp; Logistics<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"card__element card-rich__time-ago\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted:<\/span> 6 days ago\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The explosion and the subsequent blast destroyed almost everything in the port and the surrounding area up to a radius of 10 km. In magnitude, it was equal to an earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter scale, GAC Lebanon said last week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, first vessels started calling at Beirut after deadly blast.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Royal UK Navy's survey ship HMS Enterprise (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.navaltoday.com\/2020\/08\/07\/royal-navy-survey-ship-to-assess-damage-to-beiruts-port-following-deadly-blast\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Royal UK Navy&#8217;s survey ship HMS Enterprise<\/a> berthed at the Port of Beirut on 10 August at Quay No.13, as well as a small container vessel which was berthed at Quay No 16, according to GAC. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\/update-hapag-lloyd-to-reinstate-services-to-beirut\/\">Update: Hapag-Lloyd to reinstate services to Beirut<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.offshore-energy.biz\">Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The container terminal in Beirut sustained only minor damages and has restarted its operations, German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd said in an update. &#8220;Following these positive news, we will immediately reinstate our services to the Port of Beirut, Lebanon,&#8221; the company announced. 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