Damascus, SANA-The General Authority for Land and Sea Ports said that during a meeting held Wednesday, it had agreed to a new contract with French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM to operate the container terminal at the Lattakia port.
“An agreement was reached to settle previous dues by both sides during the past contract and to sign a new contract to operate the terminal under new terms and mechanisms,” the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
The Syrian side was represented by Head of the authority, Qutaiba Badawi, while the French company was represented by Joseph Dakkak, the company’s director for the Middle East region.
Ruaa al-Jazaeri
