In 2007 IPC invested some NIS20 million in upgrading Eilat port facilities and NIS7 million were allocated in next year's budget to upgrade the port security infrastructure

The call was made by a number of speakers at the Shippers Council annual conference which dealt exclusively in Israel's poor ports performance

In a statement issued by the port authorities it was noted that if an agreement cannot be reached, a strike will be staged at the port from November 29th

At the company's annual convention managing-director Emanuele Grimaldi disclosed the large order for new ro-ro vessels. Allalouf Group, Grimaldi's representative in Israel, dispatched 25 people to the convention

The port of Ashdod became the 54th operational Container Security Initiative. The initiative seeks to identify high-risk containers and prescreen and evaluate containers

70% of the development budget, NIS 385 million, was designated for the construction of advanced container terminals and breakwaters at the Ashdod Port and Haifa Port

According to the outgoing Ashdod port Chairperson the company has to continue implementing the port development plan and add 100 new employees and should continue the NIS700 million investment program

The present shipment consisted of 2 cars which were loaded at the port of Antwerp on two specially designed Mafi trailers. Each car carries twice the number of passengers as a bus, and weighs between 24 and 33 tons