Israel
Israel is a country in Western Asia. It is located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. The primary seaports are Haifa and Ashdod. The main port of Haifa which is currently being privatised with a concession awarded to Adani Group and Gadot. Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) is the operator of the new Haifa Bayport facility.
Portugal’s PCP party questions ship with Israeli connections
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – The PCP party has asked the Government for additional clarification about the ship that allegedly has...
Spain refuses entry of ships to Algeciras because of arms concerns
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – The Government has refused to allow two ships from the United States suspected of carrying arms for...
Ruscon launches Israel-Russia cargo service
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) November 1, 2024 – Ruscon, a multimodal transportation operator, has launched a regular service for the delivery of...
Israel strikes Lebanese Port of Tyre
Tel Aviv, Israel (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – Today, the air force of Israel attacked the port of Tyre in Lebanon. Israel says that it issued...
Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...
Israel attacks Latakia in Syria
Damascus, Syria (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – The Syrian Mediterranean city-port of Latakia has been subject to an attack by Israel, according to...
Israel’s naval base in Haifa port attacked. Cargo port operational
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) October 14, 2024 – Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group with a total financial and military backing from Iran...
Beirut port moving cargo out, but is operational
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) October 13, 2024 – The Beirut Port Authority is trying to remove as much cargo from the port as possible in anticipation...
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,...
Israel begins general strike, ports affected
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Yesterday, a countywide strike started, affecting many sectors in the country. The action is part of a...
ZIM increases TEU traffic in H1 2024
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – The Israeli shipper ZIM handled 952,000 TEUs in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 860,000 TEUs in...
Cocaine seized at Port of Haifa
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – The authorities have seized cocaine valued at 25 million euros at Haifa port. Last month, police seized 16...
Houthi’s claim drone attack against ships in Israel’s Haifa port
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) June 23, 2024 – Iran-affiliated Islamist Houthis said that they attacked two cement tankers and two cargo ships at...
India to build its largest port for €8.5 bln
Vadhavan, India (Ports Europe) June 22, 2024 – The construction of a new INR 762 billion (8.5 billion euro) deep-water port at Vadhavan on the western...
Controversial Borkum ship arrives in Port Marghera, Venice
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – The controversial Borkum ship left Koper port and has arrived in Port Marghera, Venice. Allegedly, the ship...
Controversial Borkum ship arrives in Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – The Borkum cargo ship has arrived in the Port of Koper in Slovenia and its arrival is causing some...
Spain refuses admission to Israel-bound vessel to Cartagena port
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Spanish government has refused a request by the ship Marianne Danica to dock at its Mediterranean port of...
Turkey has stopped all import and export trade with Israel
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 6, 2024 – Following an order from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has stopped all import and export trade with...
55 kg of cocaine seized in the port of Haifa
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – An operation by the authorities has seized 55 kg of cocaine in the port of Haifa. The drugs were discovered...
Eilat Port to lay off half its labour force
Eilat, Israel (Ports Europe) March 20, 2024 – Half the labour force at Eilat Port are set to lose their jobs after the southern seaport due to the crisis...