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Eilat Port activity plummets 85% as Houthi attacks escalate in the Red Sea

21.12.23|Reuters

Eilat, which primarily handles car imports and potash exports coming from the Dead Sea, pales in size compared to Israel's Mediterranean ports in Haifa and Ashdod but offers Israel a gateway to the East without the need to navigate the Suez Canal

Shipping traffic in Red Sea down over 30% amid Houthi attacks

20.12.23|Lital Samet

Ship tracking company MariTrace reported that 210 ships have traveled through the Red Sea in December compared to about 330 last month. The US has moved warships to the area and is leading an international naval force to secure the route

Half of shipping routes to Israel through Red Sea halted due to Houthi threat

17.12.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Shipping giant Maersk announced that it will stop transporting goods through the Suez Canal following attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, and was quickly followed by two other large shipping companies, all of which is expected to increase the price of goods arriving in Israel

World's biggest shipping line to avoid Red Sea as Houthi attacks intensify

16.12.23|Reuters

Two major freight firms including MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world's biggest container shipping line, said they would pause shipments through the Suez Canal as Houthi militants in Yemen stepped up their attacks. U.S. Central Command said the guided-missile destroyer Carney shot down 14 drones launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea on Saturday

לוחם חות'י על ספינה לאחר שהשתלט עליה חות'ים

Houthi threat leads to prolonged shipping journeys and hiked up prices on imported goods

14.12.23|Orna Yefet

The increase in the frequency of Houthi attacks in the last week requires ships transporting goods from East Asia to change their route, and the price per container increases by $500-1,000. According to importers, the change is not yet affecting consumer prices, but if the situation continues it will be felt

Yemen's Houthis strike Israel-bound Norwegian tanker with rocket

12.12.23|Reuters and CTech

The Iran-aligned group vowed to continue blocking ships heading to Israeli ports due to the ongoing war with Hamas

Yemen's Houthis threaten to attack all Israel-bound ships

10.12.23|Reuters and CTech

The Iran-aligned group has already attacked and seized several Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and its Bab al-Mandab strait, a sea lane through which much of the world's oil is shipped, and fired ballistic missiles and armed drones at Israel

Houthi ship attacks threaten to escalate into global crisis as two more vessels hit in Red Sea

03.12.23|Reuters and CTech

Yemen's Houthi movement said its navy had attacked two Israeli ships on Sunday, Unity Explorer and Number 9, with an armed drone and a naval missile

מוסף שבועי 9.6.22 מימין דור רביב ו ירדן גרוס

Orca AI: Taking the helm from the captain

13.06.22|Diana Bahur-Nir

One was born by the Sea of Galilee, the other grew up on yachts, and both of them never left the sea. But it wasn’t until a chance meeting between Yarden Gross and Dor Raviv that Orca AI, "the Mobileye of ships," was born

Simplified Shipping: Freightos' digital booking platform is innovating the freight industry

17.02.22|Yonatan Sredni

Founded a decade ago out of the need to simplify the complicated, old fashioned world of international shipping, Israel's Freightos aims to become the Booking.com of freight

Dubai’s free trade zone spells opportunity for Israeli businesses, says Israel Shipyards’ Shlomi Fogel

28.08.20|CTech

Shlomi Fogel, co-owner of private shipbuilding company Israel Shipyards and chairman of financing firm Ampa Capital spoke Wednesday at Calcalist’s online conference on the business potential the UAE presents for Israel

Israeli-Emirati agreement could give ZIM’s IPO some backwind

25.08.20|Golan Hazani

On Monday, it was reported the Israeli shipping company is considering to go public in 2021 and, according to several people who spoke on condition of anonymity, it is aiming for a $1 billion valuation

With its profitability on the rise, ZIM aims to go public at the beginning of 2021

24.08.20|Golan Hazani

For the third time in 12 years, the company’s board is pushing for a London or New York IPO and aiming for a $500 million valuation

מוסף שבועי 10.5.18 ג'ק ופרד מרכז של עליבאבא ב שנגחאי

Alibaba Sets Up Direct Shipping Route to Israel Ahead of Singles Day

22.10.19|Ofir Dor

Despite Israel’s relatively small population, Alibaba lists it among AliExpress’ ten hottest markets, and Israeli shoppers came in fourth in the site’s list of global transactions during last year’s Singles Day sales

מייסדי לדינגו Ladingo מימין גיא לוי רות ריינר ו הגר וליאנו

Shipping Optimization Startup Ladingo Signs Partnerships With PlushBeds, Kathy Kuo Home

27.05.19|Meir Orbach

Ladingo develops an optimization system that allows maritime shipping companies to combine several international deliveries from one country to another in a single container

שינוע מכולות איי פי מולר מארסק A.P. Moller Maersk

Maersk’s Investment Arm Sets Sights on Israel’s Tech Ecosystem

28.02.19|Lilach Baumer

Set up in 2017, Maersk Growth invests mainly in the domains of food waste management, smart logistics, and next generation trading

מייסדי לדינגו מימין רות ריינר הגר ו ליאנו ריפס ו גיא לוי

Maritime Transport Company ZIM Backs Shipping Optimization Startup Ladingo

27.02.19|Hagar Ravet

Ladingo develops an algorithm for optimizing the shipping of large items from one country to another in a single container

Now That Autonomous Vehicles Are a Reality, Are Autonomous Boats Next?

23.01.19|Dov Greenbaum

With the vast majority of international trade handled by ocean-going vessels, there are huge positive consequences associated with automating all or part of this mode of transportation

This Startup Lets You Buy a Sofa Online from Overseas and Get It to You for Cheap

19.10.18|Tofi Stoler

Israel-based startup Ladingo develops a system for optimizing cargo containers that enables maritime shipping companies to combine several international deliveries from one country to another

In Search of Investment, Ashdod Port Courts Taiwanese Shipping Company Yang Ming

15.08.18|Lior Gutman

A delegation of Yang Ming executives visited the port on Monday. Ashdod is Israel’s largest seaport by volume of cargo

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