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.
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...
Haifa container terminal deal with China’s SIPG under review
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 23, 2018 – The Israeli government is widely believed to be reviewing the March 2015 deal that gives China’s Shanghai...
Israel to call tender for strategic partner in Haifa port
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) December 18, 2018 – Israel’s government has approved the a tender for a strategic partner in the operation of Haifa port,...
Koper port joins logistics event in Israel
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) October 26, 2018 – Koper port has joined an event in Tel Aviv, Israel, to meet with local partners. Koper port sent 40...
Israel’s ambassador to Greece visits Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Israel’s ambassador to Greece, Irit Ben-Aba, has visited Thessaloniki port to meet with the...
Concerns about Chinese management at Haifa port
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) September 15, 2018 –Â Shanghai International Port Group is reported to be the manager of the newly expanded Haifa port which...
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...
Spain’s Pullmantur to launch cruise calls in two Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 13, 2018 – The interest of cruise shipping companies is turning towards the Eastern Mediterranean, with Spain’s...
AdSP presidents on trade mission to Israel
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – The presidents of the Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale and del Mar Tirreno...
Airobotics partners Shapir-Ashtrom in Haifa port project
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Airobotics, an Israeli startup, in partnership with Shapir-Ashtrom, will operate a project to survey the...
Israel Ports Development & Assets Company completes bond issue
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd has completed a NIS 2.5 billion (€580 million) bond issue,...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
AdSPs of the Southern Adriatic Sea and the Central Tyrrhenian prepare a mission in Israel
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 21, 2018 – On March 19, the president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP –...
Israel shows interest in cooperating with Apulian ports
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – The Apulian ports can become a new access point for Israel to Europe and encourage synergy between the Apulian...
Seago Line to launch direct service linking Genoa to Alexandria
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 27, 2018 – Seago Line, a shipping company belonging to the Maersk Group and specialised in marine feeder services and...
Israel looks at Anaklia port as business location
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 –Â Georgian and Israeli officials have discussed the potential of Anaklia deep-sea port, currently...
CroisiEurope announces four new Mediterranean coastal cruises
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2018 – Europe’s largest river cruise operator, CroisiEurope, has announced four brand new coastal cruises...
Labour strike at the port of Ashdod
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â A strike has declared in the port of Ashdod, with mechanical and operating sector workers stopping the...
World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...
Ashdod port signs Ericsson agreement
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) December 12, 2017 – The Port of Ashdod has signed an agreement with Ericsson Israel Ltd. for the acquisition and...