04.06.07
Ernst & Young: Haifa needs an International Airport
A study stresses Haifa's strategic location as the gateway to the Galilee and recommends taking measures to attract cruise ships and to create special packages for the business sector
28.05.07
Turkon offers upgraded service to and from Egypt
The new service runs in less than 24 hours and provides a very short transit time. Due to QIZ agreement there is an increase demand for shipping service with Egypt
28.05.07
New ports development projects are about to begin
Total investment in the works will amount to NIS90 million of which NIS47 million will be paid for the new control building at the port of Ashdod
14.05.07
Haifa Port rated AA by Maalot Rating Co. Ltd
Haifa Port Company planning NIS 550 million private placement of ten-year bonds to finance the port’s investment plan over the coming years
14.05.07
Siterman: Port Crisis Must be Dealt with Immediately
Siterman emphasized he would set up agreed set of rules processes that will assist all parties involved in the marine logistic chain to overcome barriers and create professional dialogue
07.05.07
Brosh: Anarchy reigns over the Israeli ports sector
Brosh: "Some ships leave the ports without unloading their cargo. As a result, raw material for industry and the business sector is not reaching its destination”
07.05.07
Ports and railways criticized over Second Lebanon wartime operations
The committee criticized the functional failures of Haifa and Ashdod Ports during the war. It also criticized the bad working relations among the different transport sectors
30.04.07
ISC considers legal action against Zim and the Haifa port co.
ISC claims that Zim plays a central role in the creation of heavy congestion at the port of Haifa due to using it as its east med hub unloading and loading large quantities of containers
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>Israel Joined the CSI/01.04.07
>IPC purchased two US made Dabur-class patrol boats/26.03.07
>Israel will soon join the CSI program/26.03.07
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>V.A. Middle East Forwarders, under new branding/05.03.07
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>Haifa Port: NIS 113m profit was made in 2006/26.02.07