Posts Tagged: Ashdod Port
Will the Suez Canal Ship Crisis Renew Push for Israeli Red-Med Rail Link?
Israel has long sought to connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean using a railway line between the Southern port of Eilat and the port...
Israel’s Egg Crisis Averted After Massive Shipment Races in to Ashdod Port
A looming egg crisis was averted in Israel on Sunday, when a ship carrying millions of eggs arrived in Ashdod Port, Hebrew news website N12...
At Ashdod Port, Israel Confiscates Tens of Thousands of Balloons Headed for Gaza
JNS.org - Three shipping containers containing tens of thousands of balloons on their way to Gaza were stopped and confiscated at the Ashdod port, according to...
Striking Dockers Shut Down Israel’s Haifa and Ashdod Ports
Striking workers shut down Israel's two main ports, leaving dozens of cargo ships stranded on Thursday in protest against the creation of competing foreign-run docks. At...
Israel Police Seize ‘Unprecedented’ Shipment of Tasers, Machetes, Fireworks Meant for Arab Rioters
Israeli Police on Thursday announced that they had confiscated two shipping containers in Ashdod Port which concealed a massive delivery of tasers, machetes and commando...
China Wins Israeli Port Tender, Mediterranean Hub Poised for Growth
Chinese national ports company China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. on Thursday won the preliminary tender to build a new Israeli port, Israeli business daily Globes...
Israel-China Alliance Moves Forward With $2 Billion ‘Red-Med’ Freight Rail Link Alternative to Suez Canal
The growing economic alliance between Israel and China is moving forward with a $2 billion, 300 kilometer freight rail link connecting Eilat, on the Red...