The shipping platform

Location: The port of Haifa is located in the S of Haifa Bay. General overview: The Port of Haifa, operated by Haifa Port Co. is the leading and largest port in Israel. The port is protected by two breakwaters: - The Main Breakwater is 2.8km in length to the NW and the lee breakwater is 760m in length to the E. - The Lee Breakwater is now part of the Carmel Eastern Container Terminal, under construction. Within the port is a basin of 1,066,000m², consisting of the main port and Kishon Harbour, to the east. The land area of the port extends to over 4,500,000m². The Offshore chemical berth at Akko, 6NM NE, is serviced by Haifa pilots. Terminals: - Carmel Terminal (Containers) (Length 700m // Depth 15.8m) 8 Bridge Cranes Storage - 25,000 containers - East Terminal (Containers) (Length 960m // Depth 13.5m) Panamax & Post - Panamax Cranes - West Wharf (Draft 11m) - Kishon Area (General & Bulk Cargo) 25,000DWT // Draft 9.5m - Chemicals Terminal (Draft 8.5m) - Central Wharf (Ro/Ro & General Cargo) - Dagon (Grain Terminal) (Draft 14m // 66,000DWT) Cargoes: - Exports: Citrus fruits, chemicals, tires, textiles and machinery. - Imports: Grain, raw materials, oil and petroleum products. Traffic figures: Approx. 2,415 vessels, 19,800,000t of cargo, including 1,450,000TEUs and 235,000 passengers are handled by the port annually. Load line zone: Summer. Max size: LOA 272m // Draught 15.8m // 130,000DWT. Tankers: 20,000DWT // Draught 8.5m IMO Class 1: NO TRANSHIPMENT Discharging: before loading at the load port cargo IMO declaration + MSDS showing full details of the shipper and receiver to be presented to local authorities + port, only after obtaining their authorization the cargo may be loaded. Discharging is direct delivery. The vessel must have all certificates as per IMO regulation and merger test must be c/o.