Beirut Port freight activity expanded to around 437 thousand tons during the month of February 2023, up from 359 thousand tons in the previous month. However, and on a cumulative basis, freight activity dropped by 2.74% to 796 thousand tons during the first two months of 2022 down from 818 thousand tons a year earlier. The number of vessels inched down to 182 in comparison with 184 a year earlier. In a related context, the Beirut port handled containers with a total cargo capacity of around 110.493 thousand TEUs (including transshipments) up to February 2023 in comparison with a cargo capacity of some 104.213 thousand TEUs during the same period last year.