
30.07.06
More rockets strike Israeli towns & port city of Haifa- Damage to industry in north NIS 2-3b
Manufacturers Association managing director Yoram Blizovsky said last week that the nonstop barrage of Hezbollah missiles was devastating businesses in northern Israel, from the port of Haifa to Nazareth

24.07.06
Ashdod port working at full steam until Haifa fully re-opens
Since last Sunday, the port of Haifa had partly reopened and handled few containerships, yet most of the cargo ships are diverted to Ashdod, which operates on an emergency 24 hour basis

24.07.06
Zim will bear expenses for the transfer of containers unloaded at Piraeus to Ashdod
The Israeli shipping company Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., decided last week to divert a container ship to the Greek port of Piraeus rather than unload it at the port of Ashdod

24.07.06
Zuck : shipping lanes to and from Israel must be maintained
president of the Israeli chamber of shipping called upon all members to advise their principles about the situation and recommended that ships diverted to the port of Ashdod will declare "Termination Of Voyage" at the port of Ashdod

18.07.06
Haifa Port closed
The Home Front Command ordered on Sunday the Haifa Port authority to evacuate all cargo vessels from the port until further notice. The Ashdod port has started preparing for large-scale absorption of cargo and passenger ships

17.07.06
IJS GLOBAL Signed An Exclusive Partnership Agreement with EILAT Gateport
IJS Global, Inc., the fast-growing multi-modal freight forwarder, customs broker and non-vessel operating common carrier, has signed exclusive partnership agreement with Eilat Gateport Ltd from Israel

10.07.06
The Palestinian Shippers' Council request assistance to overcome present difficulties
The PSC had agreed with ports of Haifa and Ashdod that Palestinian importers would be entitled to 6 days free of storage charge rather than the usual 4 days allowed to Israeli importers

03.07.06
Sonigo, Israel: June has been the most cultured month in Israel in the last decade
Sonigo UTS UNIGROUP managed the logistic chain for several international events, handling 195 tons which moved into Israel by air and over 60 marine containers
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>Ashdod Port Company purchased two new gantry cranes/14.03.06