Contents:
1.    Security
2.    Operational Updates: Cargo Movement, Shipping and Air Operations
3.    Infrastructure
4.    Mapping

1. Security: 

The security phase in Beirut has been reduced to phase 2. The area north of the Litani River and Tyre pocket remain phase 3, with the rest of the area south of the Litani still considered phase 4.

2. Operations Update: 

Emergency operations are scheduled to end on 24th October, and UN agencies are preparing to close down or transition their activities to relevant Government authorities or development agencies.  The Logistics Cluster will wind up all cargo movement by 15th October.

Beirut:

The Logistics Cluster will soon dismantle its warehouse at Beirut port, established in an area now needed for the loading and unloading of cargo. The Lebanese port authorities have expressed their willingness to provide warehousing for a shipment of wheat flour still expected by WFP up to the end of the emergency phase on 24th October.  All other cargo for the Logistics Cluster will now be placed in the storage hall established at Karantina or loaded directly onto trucks for onward distribution.

Tyre:

UNJLC is in the process of gathering information on port facilities and infrastructure, and an update snapshot on port capacity will be posted on the website.  The hub in Tyre will be closing by the end of next week.  After this time all cargo will be coordinated and transported directly from Beirut. WFP is planning to hand over all infrastructure in Tyre (mobile storage tents, prefab containers, etc.) to the United Nation Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC).  WFP and UNMACC are still in the process of finalising details and dates. Some of the interagency ICT equipment will also be handed over to UNDP.

A Logistics Cluster Questionnaire was sent out from Tyre to obtain feedback on the Cluster's performance in Lebanon. WFP will use Logistics Cluster user feedback during the upcoming Global Logistic Clusters meeting, which will take place in Rome on 5th and 6th October.
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Cargo Movements:

During the last reporting week, convoys reached the following areas: Rachaf, Marjeyoun, Hasbaya, Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh, Jezzine, Saida, Tyre, Haath Boulevard< Lebaa, Rihane, Markaba, Haret Hraik, Sarafand, Aaitit, Deir Ames, Jbal El Botom, Salaa, Zabqine, El Byaiad, Haddata, Kafra, Marj El Bekaa,  Barj el Brajne, mraije, Baal Beck, Hermel,   West Bekaa, Rachaya, Zahle, Hanniye, Deir Qanoun and Hannaouiye. Detailed information on convoys can be found on UNJLC website: www.unjlc.org/lebanon/cargo/

Operations are winding down, and the Swedish Relief Service Agency (SRSA) team which was working with the Logistics Cluster has left Lebanon on the 24th of September to return to Sweden.

UNJLC is continuing its efforts to prioritize food and non food item (NFI) distribution using the Joint Supply Tracker (JST), a system developed in collaboration with UNICEF staff.
Purposes of the JST are to:
1. Increase pipeline visibility and transparency;
2. Track NFI from Consolidating and Loading Points (CLPs) up to Extended Delivery Point (EDP);
3. Prioritize supply movements in accordance with agency needs

The latest JST report is available at www.unjlc.org/lebanon/supply

Shipping:

Beirut port has been busy due to a large influx of cargo and port warehouses currently stand at 75-80 % capacity.

Air operations:

With the cessation of the UNHAS- tasked  C 160 flights on  20th September , all incoming air cargo  fort the humanitarian  community is now taking place by commercial means.

Details of damages and repairs to Beirut International Airport can be found in the UNJLC snapshot

3. Infrastructure:

Reconstruction work on the Fidar Bridge, which forms a vital link between Beirut and Tripoli and was one of the 107 bridges destroyed during the war, has now recommenced. The Lebanese private sector is financing the project with 4 $ million for the redesign and reconstruction of the new Fidar bridge.

For full details on transport infrastructure repairs and a breakdown of current donors please see www.unjlc.org/lebanon.

4. Mapping:

Updated maps have been produced for food and non food item distribution as of 25th September. These have now been posted on the UNJLC/Logistics Cluster web page: www.unjlc.org/lebanon/maps.

The UNJLC GIS team has begun work with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport on situational awareness and operational planning for more durable repairs to temporary road fixes in advance of the winter rains.

A complete catalogue of maps is available for download at www.unjlc.org/lebanon/maps and also in hard copy at the UNJLC office in Beirut (floor 7, Movenpick Hotel) and from the Humanitarian Information Centre (HIC) in Tyre.