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CMA, Hapag refuse cargo for Benghazi as fighting engulfs port
SHIPPING lines are not taking cargo for the Libyan port of Benghazi as warring factions engage each other in the port area.
Both CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have issued customer circulars warning that the port of Benghazi has been closed, reports Lloyd's List.
The port provides container, ro-ro and tanker berths and is the main port in eastern Libya. The Libyan army is attempting to retake the port area from the rebel militias.
CMA CGM said cargo destined for Benghazi would be stopped at Malta and consignees would be contacted to check the possibility of receiving cargo at one of the other three Libyan ports; Tripoli, El Khoms or Misurata.
Hapag-Lloyd said it would not accept any cargo destined for the port until further notice. "Unfortunately the fighting is still going on, and at the moment we have no information about the actual situation," said its notice to trade.
Both CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have issued customer circulars warning that the port of Benghazi has been closed, reports Lloyd's List.
The port provides container, ro-ro and tanker berths and is the main port in eastern Libya. The Libyan army is attempting to retake the port area from the rebel militias.
CMA CGM said cargo destined for Benghazi would be stopped at Malta and consignees would be contacted to check the possibility of receiving cargo at one of the other three Libyan ports; Tripoli, El Khoms or Misurata.
Hapag-Lloyd said it would not accept any cargo destined for the port until further notice. "Unfortunately the fighting is still going on, and at the moment we have no information about the actual situation," said its notice to trade.
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