Beirut

UN/LOCODE LBBEY · Lebanon · Middle East · BA

Reference

Coordinates: 33.8333, 35.4833
Time zone: Asia/BeirutUTC +02:00observes DST
Local currency: LBP— Lebanese Pound
Languages: ar, en, fr
Nearest airport: BEYBeirut Rafic Hariri International Airport~2 km
Electricity: 220 V50 Hzplugs A, B, C, D, G(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: CsaHot-summer Mediterranean
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 1--45---
seaport · airport · postal exchange

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Beirut Port VTS

VHF: Ch 16, working Ch 12
Web: www.portdebeyrouth.com

P&I correspondents

· Sea Consortium Lebanon
· Inchcape Shipping Services Lebanon

Port agents

· Merit Shipping (Lebanon)
· Sea Consortium Lebanon

ISPS security level (normal): 2

Reconstruction continues following the August 2020 ammonium-nitrate explosion that destroyed the grain silo and adjacent berths. Operational capacity reduced; verify berth availability with agent before laytime starts.

Helplines for seafarers in Lebanon

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com
ITF Inspectorate — Find your nearest inspector
Global · Varies by port · en
www.itfseafarers.org/en/contact-us/find-an-itf-inspector
ISWAN Africa Network
Africa · Refer to ISWAN SeafarerHelp 24/7 · en, fr, pt
📞 +44 800 012 1004 [email protected]www.seafarerswelfare.org

Other ports in Lebanon

All ports in Lebanon →

Port-state-control region: mediterranean MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (LB)retrieved 2026-05-06
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (LB)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (LBP)retrieved 2026-05-06
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (LBP)retrieved 2026-05-06
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (LB)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Asia/Beirut)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Beirut)retrieved 2026-05-06
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Asia/Beirut)retrieved 2026-05-06
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (LB)retrieved 2026-05-06
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (1--45---)retrieved 2026-05-06
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (BEY)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q2975999)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (LB)retrieved 2026-05-07

Last verified 1 month ago

High confidence

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