Disaster CMA CGM wins deal to operate Beirut terminal February 18, 2022 Deal includes a $33 million investment plan to rebuild and modernize the terminal, including $19 million over the first two years
International Lebanon’s Hezbollah suing those accusing it of port blast December 8, 2020 A former Christian lawmaker and a website affiliated with a Christian political party accused the Shiite militant group of being responsible for the devastating explosion at Beirut's port this summer
Crime The ‘End of the world’: Countdown to Beirut’s devastating blast August 24, 2020 What investigators have learned about the worst single-day catastrophe in Lebanon's tragic history
Crime Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast August 19, 2020 Officials have known for years that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate were stored in a warehouse at the port and knew about the dangers
Crime Captain astonished that his ship delivered Beirut explosive August 7, 2020 MOSCOW – When Boris Prokoshev, a former sea captain spending his retirement years in a Russian village, woke up and found an email saying a ship he once commanded…
Crime Port executives under house arrest after Beirut explosion August 6, 2020 Customs department confirmed that officials had sent five or six letters over the years asking that the ammonium nitrate be removed because of the dangers it posed
Cargo handling Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion August 5, 2020 Appeared the blast was caused by detonation of more than 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at the dock
