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.
Israel Ports Company starts pilot for transferring bills of lading, using blockchain
Israel Ports Company has begun an innovative pilot for transferring bills of lading, using blockchain technology. The company will be one of the first in the...
ZIM shipping group announces improved 2019 financial results
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 20, 2020 – ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has reported improve financial results for 2019. Financial and Operating...
Analysis – Israel to privatise Haifa Port, China invests, Washington concerned
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – In 2015, the Israeli government decided to sell off state-owned assets in order to raise funds to reduce debt,...
Italy’s Bedeschi to supply conveyors to Ashdod port
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – Bedeschi SpA has been award a contract to supply Israel’s Ashdod port with two conveyors with Vackem...
Azeri Minister meets with Israeli Ambassador
Azeri Minister Ramin Guluzade meets with Israeli Ambassador – March 10, 2020 Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade...
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...
Haifa port benefits from Asian coronavirus crisis
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) February 26, 2020 – The Port of Haifa has published the following information (translated from hebrew) on its Facebook page:...
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...
Ukraine and Israel officials meet to discuss cooperation
Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Krykliy meets with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Joel Lyon – January...
Ukraine and Israeli officials meet
Infrastructure Minister Vladislav Krykliy meets with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine Joel Lyon – January...
Greek, Israeli and Cypriot leaders issue joint statement on Turkish agreement with Libya
Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, and the President of the...
Siwertell wins Ashdod port contract
Siwertell road-mobile capabilities added to Ashdod’s sulfur-handling operations – August 15, 2019 Bruks Siwertell has secured a further Siwertell...
Rijeka and Haifa ports sign cooperation agreement
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 – During the visit of Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović to Israel, a cooperation International...
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...
Chinese company to buy power station in Israel, raising further concerns about Chinese investment
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) July 6, 2019 – Israel Electric Corp (IEC) said this week that it plans to sell the Alon Tavor power plant to a consortium of...
Analysis – Iran to lease Syrian container port of Latakia
Latakia, Syria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – From October 2019, Iran is to lease the Latakia container terminal of Latakia port, gaining a highly...
Bedeschi to supply Ashdod port with hopper equipment
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) March 24, 2019 – Bedeschi SpA has signed a contract for the supply of No. 2 additional self-propelled ecological hoppers...
LogChain completes first international blockchain shipment
Press Release – Israeli Blockchain Start-Up LogChain Completes Its First International Blockchain Shipment – March 11, 2018 Israeli-based LogChain...
Chinese development of Haifa port faces delays
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Haifa Municipality has registered an objection against the Haifa District Planning and Building Commission...
Bari, Brindisi ports to strengthen links with Israel’s Haifa
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 13, 2019 – Haifa port authority representatives have completed a visit to the southern Italian region of Apulia to sign...