01.02.11
APL shortens Haifa-NY service to 14 days
The new service departs Haifa to Port Said on a fix (Monday morning) day and departs Port Said on Thursday
24.01.11
Haifa port: 2010 was a record breaking year
The port noted that 12% increase was registered in the number of containers transhipped through the port -TEU 1,263,552 handled
24.01.11
A good year
Last year symbolised a new era for Maersk after the heavy losses the Group attained following the economy recession. Regional Chief Executive, Mr. Marc Gijsbrechts and Maersk Israel CEO, Mr. Steve Felder talk about the end of Maersk’s crisis and the devel
10.01.11
Ministry of Transport increased speed limit on main roads
Although the speed limits were raised by 10 km/h, the Ministry of Transport has coordinated with the Israel Police to enforce the speed limits beginning at only 10% above the limit
27.12.10
Israeli ports handled TEU 189,000 in November
Haifa port company Ltd. handled TEU 101,000, Ashdod port company Ltd. handled TEU 89,000. Eilat port company unloaded 11,034 vehicles
21.12.10
Allalouf & Co. Shipping Ltd. upgrades shipping links with North Europe
The company noted that beginning in February 2011 Iscont Lines, serving Israeli ports and North European ports, will offer direct weekly call to the port of Hamburg
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
More news from Haifa Section
>General Federation of Labor threatens ports strike/13.12.10
>Sharp increase in direct travel from Moscow to Israel/13.12.10
>Haifa's Carmel toll tunnels opened last week/06.12.10
>MSC marked 20 years in Israel/06.12.10
>Hamburg Sd reconfigures North Europe- Israel service/06.12.10
>Haifa’s Carmel Container Terminal inaugurated/01.11.10
>August: TEU 198,000 passed through Israeli ports/12.10.10
>500 counterfeit watches seized by customs officials in Haifa/28.09.10
>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