Lebanon’s shipping sector at a crossroads as reform plans meet harsh realities

A general view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Lebanon’s shipping sector stands at a strategic crossroads amid accelerating geopolitical transformations and fragile internal dynamics.

With two main ports, Beirut and Tripoli, playing critical roles in the national economy, Lebanon has both structural challenges and latent opportunities.

While long-term reform and reconstruction plans are in motion, the immediate outlook remains constrained by regional conflict, economic stagnation, institutional fragility, and fierce competition from neighboring ports.



In 2023, Lebanon’s Parliament approved a

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