About Port of Tripoli
The Port of Tripoli is the second port in Lebanon after the Port of Beirut. It has an approximate area of Three Million m2, with a water area of 2,200,000 m2, a land area of 320,000 m2, and a 420,000 m2 dump area adjacent to the current port, reserved for the futur Container Terminal and Free Market Zone. The Port currently has one dock and 8 berths with depths varying from 8 to 10 meters. The Port receives about 450 ships every year, averaging 37 ships per month. Most ships carry general goods and dry discharge such as iron, wood, sugar, various kinds of beans, iron scrap, vehicles, and construction material. The Port of Tripoli also contains a Free Zone with an area of 150,000 m2. The Port is currently undergoing expansion projects, where a new 600 m long berth is being built for container trade, with a rear zone area of 1,200,000 m2. This zone has been approved by the Lebanese Parliament as a free economical zone. The Port of Tripoli is independent both administratively and financially, and is governed by the General Code for Public Institutions according to decree no 4513. The Port is managed by a Board of Directors composed of 5 members elected for 3 years.
The Port of Tripoli has several characteristics mainly:
• The presence of a rear zone of an area reaching 1,200,000 m2.
• The building of a new berth that is 15 m deep and 600 m long in an initial phase, with an length expansion to 1200 m in a second phase.
• The presence of storage areas inside the Port, the Free Zone, and the Free Economical Zone.
• The availability of great areas near the port to build correlated dry ports.
• The location of the port only 30 km away from the border with Syria, and thus accessible to the Gulf and the Arab World.
• Low Taxes and Tariffs, and reduced fees for hired labor.
Working hours
Regular working hours at the Port of Tripoli are from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. An extended work period is available, on demand, 24 hours with applicable fees as described in the Fees section. Sundays, Religious Holidays, and National Days are considered official holidays where work can be carried under the extended period.
Services and facilities
A- Warehouses and Yards
- 4 Warehouses for dry drainage goods, with an area of 11,000 m2
- 10 Warehouses for dry drainage goods and Wood, with an area of 17,500 m2
- 5 Yards to store vehicles, with an area exceeding 10,000 m2
- 1 Yard to store Containers, with an area of 10,000 m2
- 1 Yard for general purpose, with an area of 15,000 m2
- 2 Yards with an area of 3,000 m2 to store fir wood
B- Port Equipment
- 6 Mobile cranes with capacity of 125-165 Tons
- 7 Mobile cranes with capacity of 100-120 Tons
- 10 Mobile cranes with capacity of 70-90 Tons
- 20 Mobile cranes with capacity of 40-65 Tons
- 11 Mobile cranes with capacity of 25-38 Tons
- 15 gafs for drainage goods
- 24 Forklifts
- 8 Bulldozers
- 30 Trucks
- 4 Tractors
- Equipment for stowage of dry drainage goods
C- Water Supply
- 8 outlets to supply ships with water using modern technologies
- A shalon with a reservoir to supply ships with water inside and outside the basins (this service is provided by the guidance station)
D- Electric Power Supply
- electric lamps in all the parts of the Port
- 20 lamps that work on solar energy
- Electric power supply on demand for ships and goods according to the adopted fees
E- Security and Guardianship
- 40 security guards that work 24/24 to protect and guard the Port and the Free Zone
- A network of surveillance cameras with a fiber optics infrastructure, currently under construction
F- Parkings
- Administration and visitor parking with a capacity for 50 vehicles
- Transit and Free Zone parking, with a capacity for 100 trucks
G- Toilets
- 4 washrooms and toilets distributed around the Port (under construction)
H- Duty-Free Market
- A Duty-Free market with an area of 880 m2, developed by Interwoods Company.
I- Other Services
- 3 Cafeterias to serve the Administration building and the Berths
- A Hospital - under construction
- An office for the Workers' Union