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CMA CGM has big plans for Lebanon

The port of Beirut in April 2021. © Wael Hamzeh/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Already in the running to rebuild the port of Beirut, French shipping company CMA CGM has no intention of stopping there, despite the political and economic crisis which continues to hold Lebanon in its grip. [...]

Published on 30/06/2021 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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