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