Haifa
Haifa is a northern Israeli port city built in tiers extending from the Mediterranean up the north slope of Mount Carmel. It is the largest of Israel’s three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep-water harbour, which operates all year long, and serves both passenger and merchant ships. The harbour is managed by the Port of Haifa.
India’s Adani to invest $2 billion in terminals and ports in Europe
New Delhi, India (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – The Adani group, an Indian multinational conglomerate, plans to invest $2 billion in acquiring...
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...
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’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...
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...
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...
Rome government approves return to Israeli ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2024 – The Inter-Ministerial Committee for Maritime Safety has unanimously resolved to reopen safely commercial...
Israel’s Trucknet plans land connection between Haifa and Dubai
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Israel’s Trucknet is planning a land connection between Haifa and Dubai for cargo delivery. The...
China’s COSCO Shipping line ends visits to Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – China’s state-owned COSCO Shipping has ended visits to Israeli ports for the time being. This...
Israeli Port of Ashkelon has reopened
Ashkelon, Israel (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – Port of Ashkelon has reopened, reported the Argus energy service. Oil product loading has restarted...
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels 2024 visits to Israeli ports
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) November 2, 2023 – Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has cancelled all visits to Israel in 2024 due to the Israel-Hamas war. This...
MSC Cruises changes schedule due to the Israel-Hamas crisis
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – MSC Cruises changes schedules due to the Israel-Hamas crisis. Visits to some ports have been...
Reuters: Backlog at Israeli ports grows
Jerusalem, Israel (PortSEurope) October 15, 2023 – Under the headline Backlog at Israeli ports grows as country steps up shipping supplies global news agency...
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...
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...