After two years – first cruise ship at Ashdod port
Sea Transport
08.11.04
After two years – first cruise ship at Ashdod port
M/V Ocean Monarch with 200 British tourists on board was the first cruise ship to call at the port of Ashdod in two years. The vessel arrived on November 8 and was received by tourist ministry officials and port officials
Heavy load from Israel to Siberia
Sea Transport
08.11.04
Heavy load from Israel to Siberia
The project was carried out in three stages which included the loading at Ashdod on board the company's regular ship serving the Russian port Rostov. At Rostov the units were unloaded and re-loaded on low-bed vehicles and transported, under police escort,
Port Authority's finance committee approved NIS 100m to reimburse shippers
Sea Transport
08.11.04
Port Authority's finance committee approved NIS 100m to reimburse shippers
The committee adopted a resolution which will open a way to reimburse shippers who were forced to absorb extra heavy costs following last July-August ports strike
M/V Aynur Urkmez
Sea Transport
01.11.04
Turkon Line increased capacity on Israel Turkey trade
As of November 2004, due to surge in Turkish – Israeli bilateral trade, Turkon Line will replace its container vessel M/V East Express by a larger vessel M/V Aynur Urkmez
Zim sold two more ships
Sea Transport
01.11.04
Zim sold two more ships
The current deal is Zim's third since the change in ownership. Earlier this year the company sold four ships for $140 million, on which Israel Corp. made a capital gain of NIS 175 million
4% increase in cargo movement during first 9 months
Sea Transport
25.10.04
4% increase in cargo movement during first 9 months
An increase of 4% in cargo moving through the ports, compared with the same period last year, was registered during the nine months period ( January – September )
Chamber of Shipping: port's operating conditions worsening
Sea Transport
18.10.04
Chamber of Shipping: port's operating conditions worsening
The president of the Israeli chamber of shipping said, after an emergency board meeting, that the situation at the Israeli maritime gateways, Ashdod & Haifa, was worsening
Port of Ashdod
Sea Transport
18.10.04
Trade Unions - preserve nepotism at Ashdod port
The Histadrut - Trade Union Federation filed last week a petition in court to preserve the nepotistic hiring practices at Ashdod port, a move that was slammed by the Israeli Ports Authority (IPA) as a breach of the law
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