New port in Junyeh may create up to one thousand jobs but to will it benefits?

In its edition of today, An Nahar newspaper shed light on Junyeh city readiness to remove some of the troubles affecting its tourism sector, and this by the construction of two harbors, one already existing and located near the Navy Barracks but not operational, and the second is massive and will be built next to Portemilio Resort with an anticipated capacity to accommodate ships sailing in the Mediterranean. In this regard, An Nahar spoke to Fadi Fayyad, general director of the ‘Friends of the City” association, who confirmed that the new facility, designed by the Directorate General of Land and Maritime Transport, is intended to become one of the best touristic docklands in the Mediterranean basin, while generating about a thousand jobs. The new seaport that is expected to cost  USD 80 million, will be able to put Lebanon on the sea cruising touristic map, according to Fayyad, who disclosed that the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports has mentioned that it will contribute a USD 40 million in donation, if the Lebanese government settles the remaining balance. Similarly, the president of the Maritime Firms Lebanon, Jean Bayruti, revealed that the would-be seaport is 100% profitable and will bring back Lebanon on the world touristic map. (An Nahar, July 21, 2016)