Beirut Port freight activity expanded to around 425 thousand tons during the month of December 2021, up from 377 thousand tons in the previous month. On a cumulative basis moreover, freight activity improved by 1.87% in 2021 to 4,646 thousand tons compared to 4,561 thousand tons in 2020. However, the number of vessels dropped by 15.18% to 1,168 while the number of imported cars rose by 93.74% (12,131 cars) to 25,072. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 614.994 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 772.873 thousand TEUs in 2020.