
Bayport and Hadarom run semi-automated: ASCs in the yard, integrated TOS, OCR gate, AI yard optimization. Customs digitized via the Israel Tax Authori…
Israel Real Economy · 24 stories · Updated Sep 11, 2026
The business of moving goods through Israel's ports, from terminal ownership and shipping economics to the routes connecting overseas markets.
Lead storyOver 98% of Israel's trade moves by sea. Six operators run the ports — Adani-Gadot (Haifa), SIPG (Bayport), MSC (Hadarom Ashdod), Ashdod Port Company, Eilat Port Company. ZIM navigates it all. IMEC is the open corridor q…
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