French Ambassador to Lebanon Patrick Dorél conducted a field tour of Beirut Port, where he met the Chairman and Director General Marwan al-Naffi. The tour included the container terminal and the site of the scanner devices to review work mechanisms and operational procedures. Dorél renewed France's support for the approach adopted by the port administration and for efforts to improve performance and raise the level of services.
Coverage varied in the level of detail: some reports only noted that the tour took place without further information, while others named the ambassador, whom he met, the sites included in the tour, and France's expression of support for the port administration.