Beirut Port freight activity narrowed to around 391 thousand tons during the month of April 2021, down from 439 thousand tons in the previous month. On a cumulative basis however, freight activity improved by 12.76% y-o-y to 1,662 thousand tons during the first four months of 2021, from 1,474 thousand tons during that same period last year. However, the number of vessels dropped by 18.36% y-o-y to 418, while the number of imported cars expanded by 43.47% annually (2,069 cars) to 6,829, yet said figure remains significantly pale in the light of the USD liquidity shortage that is straining import activity. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 215.729 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 297.667 thousand TEUs in the first four months of 2020. Finally, Beirut port revenues fell by 6.22% on an annual basis to $35.42 million YTD April 2021.