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Ashdod is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country’s Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean coast 32 km south of Tel Aviv. It is managed by the Port of Ashdod Authority and operated by Ashdod Port Company.

Arrests in Israel after agent exposes smuggling in Ashdod port

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 11, 2024 – After the longest-ever operation of a covert agent (code named Jack Sparrow) of the Israel Police,...

Update: Israel to cover ships’ war damages

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 29, 2023 – The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said that compensation would be awarded for “war damage” caused to...

Israel’s Port of Ashdod starts to see economic effects

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – The Port of Ashdod has started to see the effects of the crisis with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The port is...

Thessaloniki Port Authority and Ashdod Port, Israel, plan cooperation

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Ashdod Port, Israel, have announced a cooperation agreement....

Ashdod Port Company signs agreement with Maersk North America

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – Ashdod Port Company has signed an agreement with Maersk North America to collaborate on innovation...

Israel’s Ashdod Port signs agreements with five startup companies

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – The port of Ashdod has signed agreements with five startup companies as part of the port’s...

Port of Ashdod has reported improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) May 9, 2022 – The Port of Ashdod has reported improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 with an operating...

Ashdod Port to pay dividend for 2019-2020

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Board of Directors of Port of Ashdod has approved the distribution of a dividend of NIS 90 million...

Port of Ashdod can now handle megaships

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – The Port of Ashdod is completing renovation on the western side of Platform 21. This allows...

Port of Ashdod hosts maritime cyber conference

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 19, 2021 – Ashdod Port has hosted Israel’s first maritime cyber conference and industry experts attended to...

Ashdod Port Company invites startups to propose safety technologies

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company has published a tender inviting startup companies to propose new processes, new...

Israel’s Port of Ashdod handles record 1.5 million containers in 2020

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – Ashdod Port has reported an operational record of unloading 1,584,000 containers (TEU) in 2020 – a...

Ashdod Port announces winning start-ups in first ever collaboration program in Israeli ports

Ashdod, Israel, (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company has selected the winners of a tender for cyber defense systems and additional...

New ZMPC crane to be commissioned in Ashdod port

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company will install the country’s largest port cranein the next two weeks, capable of...

Ashdod port seeks DP World-UAE connection

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) November 27, 2020 – Orna Hozman-Bechor, chairwoman of the Port of Ashdod said after a meeting with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem...

Ashdod Port Company joins IAPH

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 7, 2020 – Ashdod Port Company Ltd., Israel has joined the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) The...

Ashdod port aims to become first green port in Israel

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) March 2, 2020 – Ashdod Port Company has announced a joint venture with the Israeli Ministry of Energy, which the port hopes...

China’s Pan Mediterranean Engineering Company wins Ashdod port contract

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – Pan Mediterranean Engineering Company (PMEC), part of China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd, has has won...

Ashdod port receives Chinese crane

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) July 21, 2019 – Ashdod port has received the largest port crane in the country. The Chinese company ZPMC supplied the crane...

Konecranes to supply cranes to Fridenson Logistics in Ashdod port

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Fridenson Logistics, a logistic services provider based in Israel, has purchased two Konecranes...

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