Mr. Meir Shitrit, The Minister of Transport paid a two hours visit (24/8) to the port of Ashdod and to the new Hayovel port which is being built north of the Ashdod port. During the visit the minister was taken to see pier 23 with its new gantry cranes.

A. Rosenfeld shipping ltd., port agents for Lloyd Triestino (LT) in Israel, has informed the shipping public that at the end of August, its principle will upgrade its Intra Med Service

In a joint investigation directed by the Tel Aviv and Ashdod Customs squads, together with a Police Coast Guard unit, a coastal vessel was searched at sea and later arrested

The "Histadrut" Labour Federation and negotiators of the Ministry of Finance Ministry headed by Finance Wages Director Mr. Yuval Rachlevsky. reached a compromise last Wednesday, ending the longest ever port strike in Israel’s history

Messers Galram surveyors ltd. has been nominated as sole agent to Israel by the Lloyds Agency Department. The nomination became effective as from 1st July 2004 and will cover all claims insured by the Lloyd’s insurance market

Hatsu Marine a subsidiary of the global Evergreen shipping company is to start a weekly containerized service from the Far East to the Israeli medports of Ashdod & Haifa via the Italian trans-shipment port of Taranto.

Messers Transclal Trade, a leading Israeli international freight forwarder and customs clearing agent, has recently inaugurated a new weekly direct container consolidation service from Istanbul to Haifa

Allalouf, the local port agent for “iscont lines”, said that the company is due, as from mid-june, to offer regular FCL and LCL service to the port of Liverpool, west England