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.
Turkey increases cruise ship visits in Jan-Sept 2023
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In the first nine months of 2023, 876 cruise ships visited ports in Turkey, carrying 1.09 million...
ZIM continues to operate from Israeli ports
Haifa, israel (PortSEurope) October 12, 2023 – In an advisory to customers, Israeli shipper ZIM said that it continues to operate and accept bookings to...
Adani Ports message about Haifa
Ahmedabad, India (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – More than two days after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas gunmen burst across the fence from Gaza,...
Israeli ports and the Hamas attack
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – More than two days after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas gunmen burst across the fence from Gaza, entered...
Drones successfully tested at Port of Haifa
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) September 26, 2023 – Drones have been successfully tested at the Port of Haifa. Airobotics successfully completed a...
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....
Israeli protesters block Haifa port over judicial changes
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 4, 2023 – Demonstrations yesterday briefly blocked access to the Israeli seaport of Haifa. This was part of ongoing...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
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...
Egypt to develop Al-Arish port, Israel alerted
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 18, 2023 – Last week, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced plans to develop the port of Al-Arish. Al-Arish...
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...
Israel government approves sale of Haifa Port Company
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) December 29, 2022 – The outgoing Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Transport Minister Marev Michaeli have approved the...
Israel’s Port of Ashdod imports Tesla cars from China
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) November 9, 2022 – The Port of Ashdod will soon receive deliveries of Tesla cars manufactured in Shanghai, China. A delivery...
Russia’s RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Russia’s transport company RUSCON expands into Middle East & North Africa with a multimodal...
Adani, Gadot venture delay payment for Haifa port privatisation
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – The Adani-Gadot venture will delay payment for Haifa port privatisation until November. The Israeli...
Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod sign agreement
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – The Ports of Barcelona and Ashdod have signed an agreement to develop collaboration. The cooperation...
Adani Enterprises and Israel Innovation Authority sign MoU
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) August 4, 2022 – Adani Enterprises Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Israel Innovation Authority...
Israel has sold Haifa Port to joint venture of Adani Ports and Gadot
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 15, 2022 – Israel has sold Haifa Port to a joint venture of India’s Adani Ports and Gadot group. The value is...
RUSCON launches direct multimodal service to Port of Ashdod
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 22, 2022 – Russian logistics operator RUSCON has launched a new multimodal service between Russia and the Port of...
Port of Ashdod receives five new STS cranes
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Port of Ashdod has received five semi-automatic ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and aims to reduce...