Ashdod
Ashdod is the sixth-largest city in Israel. Located in the country’s Southern District, it lies on the Mediterranean coast 32 km south of Tel Aviv. It is managed by the Port of Ashdod Authority.
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...
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...
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...
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....
MSC to restart DRAGON service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – MSC is to restart its DRAGON service that will connect Asia to Israel, Italy and South of France, and...
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’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...
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...
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...
ZIM adds port of Trieste to service
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 26, 2022 – The Israeli shipping company ZIM has added the Italian port of Trieste to the rotation of two of the...
Admiral’s TMM service makes first call at APM Terminals Castellón and Israel
Admiral Container Lines has added APM Terminals Castellón and two Israeli ports to its TMM service, which now connects Turkey, Spain, Isreal, Egypt and...
Port of Ashdod has reported improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021
Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) May 9, 2022 – The Port of Ashdod has reported improved financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 with an operating...
Port of Ashdod welcomes first cruise ship since February 2020
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Two days ago, the cruise ship Emerald Azzurra docked at the Port of Ashdod, the first since February 2020....