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A cargo ship is docked during the inauguration ceremony of the newly built extension in the port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, December 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
March 27, 2019, 9:59 am
Iran looks to remote port to beat US sanctions
Official cites 56% increase in activity in Chabahar, the country’s only port outside of Persian Gulf and only one with exemptions from sweeping sanctions
By AFP
A view of Haifa bay, April 24, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
December 20, 2018, 12:08 pm
Has Israel made a huge mistake letting a Chinese firm run part of Haifa port?
‘Why did we do it? I don’t know, but we needed someone to operate our ports quickly,’ says official, amid fears Beijing’s potential intelligence gathering could keep US navy away
By Raphael Ahren
Ber Cowen
September 17, 2018, 3:40 pm
Ber Cowen
China, the Port of Haifa and Mideast Peace
Israel’s unique geographic location on the east of the Mediterranean gives it a strategic advantage as a conduit of trade between the East and West
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with media during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 23, 2016. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 24, 2016, 2:10 am
India signs $500m deal to build strategic port in Iran
Prime Minister Modi visits Tehran in first such trip in over a decade
By Nasser Karimi
Cranes unload a cargo ship at the Ashdod port in July, 2013 (Isaac Harari/FLASH90)
From the WebMay 1, 2015, 1:40 am
Israeli businesses pitch safety to Wilmington Port
Delaware Online: From cybersecurity to logistics, Israel has the start-ups ports need to thrive, executives in Philadelphia heard
Palestinian fishermen sit in their boat off the shores of the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, as an Israeli patrol is seen in the distance, March 26, 2014. (AFP/Said Khatib)
January 25, 2015, 7:20 pm
Gaza says it’s readying seaport for international travel
Hamas launches restoration plan to challenge Israeli naval blockade, link enclave to outside world
By AFP and Justin Jalil
Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Tel Aviv, January 1, 2015. (Amir Levy/Flash90)
January 1, 2015, 9:29 pm
The day Netanyahu regained control of Likud
PM faces tough election campaign but now has his party behind him, as primary voters deal a crushing blow to the ‘contractors’ who long held outsized influence
By Haviv Rettig Gur
An aerial view of the Haifa Port, northern Israel, June 14, 2014. (Shay Levi/Flash90)
October 28, 2014, 7:05 pm
Labor court cuts short Haifa Port workers’ strike
Union was protesting the start of work on Israel’s first privately operated sea terminal, in Ashdod
By Stuart Winer
Cranes at Haifa's port (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
From the WebMay 18, 2013, 6:44 am
Seaport battle looms as Israel plans new competition
Reuters: The government may finally be willing to risk a showdown that pits it against one of the country’s most powerful unions
Shipping containers at the Haifa port (photo credit: Yaakov Nahumi/Flash90)
From the WebJune 18, 2012, 4:57 pm
Transport minister: State will promote building two new ports
Globes: New seaports will be constructed with consent and cooperation of current port workers
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