Four deepwater gateways sit within roughly 120 km of coast, backed by more than a billion dollars of committed concession investment. Two are Syrian, two are Lebanese and reachable overland through crossings that operate around the clock.
Last reviewed —Blue markers are Syrian ports; purple markers are Lebanese ports. Coordinates are approximate port-basin centroids.
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Two of the four gateways are Lebanese, and for some Syrian destinations they are simply closer.
The Port of Beirut lies roughly 100 km from Damascus by road via the Al-Masnaa / Jdeidet Yabous crossing, which operates 24/7 for both civilian and commercial movement. That is materially shorter than the inland haul from Latakia or Tartous, which is why Beirut has long functioned as a de facto Syrian gateway. Beirut carries roughly 1.2 million TEU of annual container capacity.
Tripoli sits 30 km from the Syrian border and has been described by Syria's president as the main logistical outlet linking Homs and central Syria to the Mediterranean. It is reached via the Jousiyeh / Al-Qaa crossing, operational 24/7 on both sides. The coastal Al-Arida crossing — which would give Tartous its shortest link to Tripoli — is currently restricted to one-way pedestrian traffic, and is the binding constraint on a true coastal corridor.