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

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

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

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

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

Feller added the time was right to open the airport to new operators which will offer not only internal flights but also international flights

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

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