I was surprised to read about "phenomenal growth" and "Beirut Port among the the world's biggest 100 international ports” in the DailyStar, especially when I've been hearing the complete opposite from business owners and economic reports. Here are few excerpts from the DailyStar article: Zakhour expressed high optimism about the growth prospects in the port’s operations saying that its business is being propelled by massive growth in transshipment that exceeded 27 percent in the first…