Beirut Port freight activity fell to around 340.3 thousand tons during the month of December 2019, down from 435.5 thousand tons in the previous month. On a cumulative basis, freight activity plunged by 18.29% in 2019 to 6,524 thousand tons, down from 7,985 thousand tons in 2018. In addition, the number of vessels dropped by 6.73% on a yearly basis to 1,746, with the number of imported cars via the Beirut Port sinking by 9.48% (6,467 cars) to 61,780. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 1,229.081 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 1,305.754 thousand TEUs in the year 2018. Overall, Beirut Port revenues fell by 14.10% y-o-y to just below $199 million in 2019 compared to $231.53 million a year earlier.