07.01.07
EMTA: Suspension of Ashdod congestion surcharge
The Congestion Surcharge would be temporarily suspended with effect from January 1, 2007 for a period of one month. A further review will take place thereafter
02.01.07
Feller: northern business community request the expansion of the Haifa port
In its 85th anniversary conference Feller noted that NIS 800 million were made available by Israel's ports and assets company for the development of both the Haifa port and Ashdod port
01.01.07
APL adds Israel to Its Worldwide Network
APL announced recently the nomination of Tiran Shipping as general agent for both APL as well as APLL
01.01.07
First Yang Ming Line container ship in Ashdod
The 2,200 TEU capacity ship is the first of six container ships to call at Ashdod on regular basis on three monthly calls as from January 2007
01.01.07
Ashdod port: container movements in January - November up 18%
The company also noted that its market share of total cargoes moved was 44.2% compared to 40.7% in the corresponding period last year
01.01.07
EMTA lowered Israel's war risk surcharge
Carriers of the Europe/Mediterranean Trade Agreement reduced last week by $3 their war risk surcharge for vessels calling at Israeli ports to $24 from $27
25.12.06
APL adds Israel to its worldwide network
APL Limited and APL Logistics (APLL), both subsidiaries of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines, have announced the inclusion of Israel to their international network of shipping services
25.12.06
First Yang Ming Line container ship in Ashdod
M/V YM Ocean, voy.647W, call last week the Israeli port of Ashdod after several years during which no Yang Ming ships called Israeli ports
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