Beirut Cargo Center “Freight forwarding is a profitable business in Beirut but there is room for much more,” says Joseph Harb, president of Beirut Cargo Center (BCC), “I always tell my team that we are only at 10% of what is in our reach.” One of no more than 15 forwarders with a strong presence in the market, BCC has dominant positions in providing logistics to shows and exhibitions and in the shipping of household goods. The company started operations in 1993, after Harb decided to leverage his nearly two decades of managerial experience in the Dubai shipping industry, by returning to Beirut and setting up shop. “Our expansion and acquisition of business went very fast,” he says, “each year we created new departments and added 10 to 15 persons to our staff.” Today, BCC employs 130 staff, with separate departments for sea, air, overland freight, customs clearing, warehousing, exhibitions,
