Ports

Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers in Red Sea, threatening new oil chokepoint in Iran war

Five tankers have rerouted to avoid Bab el-Mandeb as fears grow that Red Sea disruptions could further raise oil prices, impact shipping routes, and strain US military resources.

|ByREUTERS
An oil tanker docks at Keelung Port in Keelung, Taiwan April 19, 2026.
Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port showcases maritime innovation hub at international conference in Germany

Delegation to the All About Ports 2026 conference aims to expand global partnerships and support Israeli startups entering international markets.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Screengrab of smoke rising from Russian port, July 4, 2026.

Ukranian drone debris damages Russia's Ust-Luga, Vysotsk ports, other regions report attacks

Local governor Alexander Drozdenko said on the Telegram messaging app that 56 Ukrainian drones have been shot down in recent attacks in the region.

|ByREUTERS
Containers carrying goods from the United Arab Emirates, which entered Israel on an MSC cargo ship, are unloaded with a cargo crane bearing Israeli and Emirati flags at Haifa's port, northern Israel October 12, 2020

'Israel must not lose this opportunity': Former Biden official warns about Israel's role in IMEC

Samantha Sutton, a fellow at the Atlantic Council and former Director at the US National Security Council, spoke to the Post on the sidelines of an IMEC Initiative workshop hosted in Haifa.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Private Ashdod port building ahead of schedule, says ports company

Transportation Minister Israel Katz toured the building site of the port on Tuesday, commenting on the impressive progress.

APRIL 12, 2016ByNIV ELIS
A general view shows the Israeli army navy port of Ashdod on May 31, 2010.

Likud minister: Israel should let Gaza build a seaport

"If we cut off from Gaza - we would be cut off from half of the Palestinian problem," says Intelligence Minister Israel Katz.

MARCH 13, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Palestinians stand atop a boat at Gaza's seaport in Gaza City October 16

Grapevine: Doing good deeds

MARCH 10, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Port of Ashdod

Ashdod Port fined NIS 9 million for blocking car import competition

The Antitrust Authority says the port company providing specially-tailored discounts to individual vehicle importers and punished others.

DECEMBER 22, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Port of Ashdod

נְמַל חֵיפָה זָכָה בַּמָקוֹם הָרִאשוֹן

Haifa Port won first place

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015ByJPOST IVRIT STAFF
Haifa Port

Histadrut chief Nissankorn demands port upgrades, threatens strike

The port unions have been in an uproar since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz announced plans to build new, privately-run competing ports.

JUNE 16, 2015ByNIV ELIS
A worker sits as a crane unloads containers from a ship at the port of the northern city of Haifa

Port strike ends as contracts signed with new operators

Israel Chemicals and Histadrut labor federation end 115-day dispute on layoffs.

MAY 29, 2015ByNIV ELIS
A worker sits as a crane unloads containers from a ship at the port of the northern city of Haifa

Business is Business and Moses is Moses

Israeli businessman hopes to ship goods through Jordan to Arab world.

MAY 3, 2015ByLINDA GRADSTEIN/THE MEDIA LINE
Cargo ships dock at the port of Aden in southern Yemen [File]

Haifa mayor blockades city’s polluting factories, orders license cancellations

Over 10 years about 780 of the 4,860 cancer cases - including lung and bladder cancer - found in the region likely resulted from air pollution exposure

APRIL 20, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Municipal trucks block entrance to factories linked to air pollution.

17 arrested in Ashdod port police raids

Police say conspiracy scammed the state out of tens of millions of shekels in tax revenue.

MARCH 3, 2015ByBEN HARTMAN
Port of Ashdod