13.12.10
Zim will change its East Med Express Service
The EMX service between Asia and the Black Sea, effective December 30, eliminates a westbound call at Xiamen and replaces it with Qingdao
13.12.10
Eilat Port heading for privatization
Ministerial privatization committee authorized the Government to privatize the port of Eilat. This is the first step in a government long term plan to privatize Israel's maritime ports
13.12.10
General Federation of Labor threatens ports strike
The ports worker's union declared a labor dispute in advance over the salary talks, thereby bypassing the mandatory 14-day cooling off period
06.12.10
MSC marked 20 years in Israel
The celebration was held on board MSC Splendida at the port of Ashdod. MSC Israel president, Edni Simkin, noted that the company will transport TEU300,000 this year, making it the second largest shipping company in Israel
06.12.10
Hamburg Sd reconfigures North Europe- Israel service
The new rotation will offer, for the first time, three calls at Israeli ports. First sailing of the reconfigured rotation will bw M/V LORRAINE 049, departing Felixstowe on December 11
30.11.10
Ashdod port marked 45th anniversary
Ashdod Port is one of the few ports in the world built on open sea. Ashdod Port inaugurated "Eitan Port", the country’s first fully computerized container port
08.11.10
Maersk's "Alex" service announced new winter schedule
Weekly service will start from Ashdod port on November 10th. The first sailing will be performed by M/V Magnos, voyage B24
12.10.10
August: TEU 198,000 passed through Israeli ports
The port of Haifa handled TEU 119,000, while Ashdod port handled TEU 79,000. Both ports unloaded TEU 103,000 and loaded TEU 95,000
More news from Ashdod Section
>Un -Official summary of Regulation 6891 covering new Port Service Tariffs/28.09.10
>July 2010: TEU 195,000 handled by the three Israeli maritime gateways/28.09.10
>ZIM upgraded Asia-Med-Europe (AME) Suez Service/06.09.10
>Ashdod port's workers launched an unofficial go slow action/30.08.10
>Panalpina's President & CEO paid a visit to Amit Ltd. on her first visit to Israel/30.08.10
>SCI announced India - Mediterranean container liner service/23.08.10
>Hamburg Sd new Europe – Mediterranean Services/23.08.10
>MSC: new "Israel express" service between Israel and north European ports/16.08.10
>Ashdod port: cargo movement up 43% in first half/09.08.10
>Ashdod Port Integrates SAP & ORACLE Using Magic Software's iBOLT/09.08.10