Port of Ashdod

Ashdod Port
נמל אשדוד
Ashdod Port
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Location
CountryIsrael
LocationAshdod
Coordinates31°49′26.03″N 34°38′49.57″E / 31.8238972°N 34.6471028°E / 31.8238972; 34.6471028
UN/LOCODEIL ASH[1]
Details
Opened1965
Operated byIsrael Port Authority
Owned byGovernment of Israel
Type of harbourArtificial
No. of piers12
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage23.6 million tons (2017)
Annual container volume1.525 million TEU (2017)
Passenger traffic26,757 (2017)
Annual revenue1,114 million [2]
Website
ashdodport.co.il

The Port of Ashdod (Hebrew: נמל אשדוד) is one of Israel's three main cargo ports. The port is located in Ashdod, about 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, adjoining the mouth of the Lachish River. Its establishment significantly enhanced the country's port capacity. It handles the largest volume of cargo containers annually (1.525 million TEU in 2017) of all Israeli ports. Ships carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip also unload their cargo at Ashdod.

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (IL) - ISRAEL". service.unece.org. UNECE. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ Dun's 100 Israeli's Largest Enterprises2009. Ashdod Port Co. Ltd. D&B