Beirut Port freight activity expanded to around 415 thousand tons during the month of November 2022, up from 408 thousand tons in the previous month. Similarly, and on a cumulative basis, freight activity increased by 10.55% year-on-year to reach 4,666 thousand tons by end of November 2022, up from 4,221 thousand tons a year earlier. On the other hand, the number of vessels inched higher year-on-year to 1,082 while the number of imported cars rose by 48.61% (10,865 cars) to 33,216 as people flocked to buying cars in anticipation of a potential adjustment in custom fees. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 654.34 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 570.66 thousand TEUs by end of November 2021.