Ship carrying dangerous chemicals to leave Beirut on Tuesday

  • Date: 03-May-2021
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:Lebanon
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Ship carrying dangerous chemicals to leave Beirut on Tuesday

A ship loaded with dozens of containers of hazardous materials from Beirut port is ready to sail for Germany, managers of a cleanup project said, months after disaster struck on the dockside in the Lebanese capital to .

German firm Combi Lift was tasked with removing dangerous substances from the port after the explosion of hundreds of tonnes of fertiliser there on August 4 last year killed more than 200 people and ravaged large parts of Beirut.

The last of 59 containers was lifted onto the ship on Friday.