Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh announced Thursday during a press conference at the Beirut port the beginning of the clearing and sale of metal and scrap waste resulting from the explosion of August 4, 2020.
He explained that a call for tenders had been launched for this purpose and that the sale would generate additional revenue for the Treasury and clear an area of more than 150,000 square meters of portland.
“This will open the door to investments,” he added, before revealing that public auctions will also be organized soon to sell the used cars (about 1,100) piled up within the port premises, which will clear additional space.
He indicated that a specification document has been prepared to examine the soil of all the docks and to survey the portland to report encroachments on land belonging to the port.
