Beirut Port freight activity narrowed to around 331 thousand tons during the month of October 2021, down from 395 thousand tons in the previous month. On a cumulative basis however, freight activity improved by 4.36% y-o-y to 3,844 thousand tons during the first ten months of 2021, from 3,684 thousand tons during that same period last year. However, the number of vessels dropped by 14.92% y-o-y to 981. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 519.439 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 650.496 thousand TEUs in the first ten months of 2020.