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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.

Ashdod Port to pay dividend for 2019-2020

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Board of Directors of Port of Ashdod has approved the distribution of a dividend of NIS 90 million...

Port of Ashdod can now handle megaships

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – The Port of Ashdod is completing renovation on the western side of Platform 21. This allows...

Port of Ashdod to provide Azerbaijan port with cyber and security assistance

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – Dr. Tala Ziadov, chairman of the Azerbaijani Ports Association, and Bernard Ben Yishai from the Port...

Port of Ashdod hosts maritime cyber conference

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) September 19, 2021 – Ashdod Port has hosted Israel’s first maritime cyber conference and industry experts attended to...

Israel’s Haifa port privatisation expected to attract four bidders – DP World seen as leading the front runner consortium

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) August 10, 2021 – A joint venture between Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries looks like the front runners in the...

Ashdod Port Company invites startups to propose safety technologies

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company has published a tender inviting startup companies to propose new processes, new...

Israel’s Port of Ashdod handles record 1.5 million containers in 2020

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – Ashdod Port has reported an operational record of unloading 1,584,000 containers (TEU) in 2020 – a...

Israel Chamber of Shipping highlights delays at Ashdod port

Ashdod, Israel (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – It has been reported locally that two days ago, a total of 57 ships were waiting outside the port of...

DP World looking beyond Haifa port in Israel

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – Last October, Dubai’s DP World and Israel Shipyards Industries jointly submitted a bid to take over Haifa...

Ashdod Port announces winning start-ups in first ever collaboration program in Israeli ports

Ashdod, Israel, (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company has selected the winners of a tender for cyber defense systems and additional...

New ZMPC crane to be commissioned in Ashdod port

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) January 7, 2021 – Ashdod Port Company will install the country’s largest port cranein the next two weeks, capable of...

First joint Israeli and Emirati business conference takes place in Dubai

Dubai, UAE (PortSEurope) November 28, 2020 – In September this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of the United...

Ashdod port seeks DP World-UAE connection

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) November 27, 2020 – Orna Hozman-Bechor, chairwoman of the Port of Ashdod said after a meeting with Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem...

Ashdod Port Company joins IAPH

Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) October 7, 2020 – Ashdod Port Company Ltd., Israel has joined the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) The...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Israel, China on the agenda?

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make a brief visit to Israel tomorrow to meet with Prime Minister...

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...

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...

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