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.
Israeli Port of Ashkelon has reopened
Ashkelon, Israel (PortSEurope) November 22, 2023 – Port of Ashkelon has reopened, reported the Argus energy service. Oil product loading has restarted...
Floating port off Gaza for aid via Limassol
Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 10, 2023 – A maritime corridor to help deliver more aid by sea to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus’ main Mediterranean...
Stevedores at Barcelona port refuse to handle military cargo
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 8, 2023 – A trade union organisation in the port of Barcelona has said its stevedore members will no longer...
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...
New war risk service from Gard
Oslo, Norway (PortSEurope) October 31, 2023 – In response to rising geopolitical tensions, Gard, the largest marine insurer in the world, launched a new,...
Update: Israel to cover ships’ war damages
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 29, 2023 – The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) said that compensation would be awarded for “war damage” caused to...
Israel’s Port of Ashdod starts to see economic effects
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 27, 2023 – The Port of Ashdod has started to see the effects of the crisis with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The port is...
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...
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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...
Egypt to develop Al-Arish port, Israel alerted
Cairo, Egypt (PortSEurope) January 18, 2023 – Last week, the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) announced plans to develop the port of Al-Arish. Al-Arish...