Haifa Carmel container terminal completed

With a 700m main quay and a secondary 250m quay with alongside water depth of 15.5m, the terminal will be able to accommodate super post-Panamax vessels. The Haifa Port Company has ordered six ship-to-shore gantry cranes and 12 rail mounted gantry cranes, which are expected to be delivered during 2010.

The project involved the construction of a specialised dangerous and hazardous stacking area, reefer racks, electrical substations and operational buildings. The terminal provides an additional capacity of about 600,000 box moves per year.

“The terminal’s modern infrastructure will facilitate more efficient service for importers and exporters and benefit the national economy,” said Yiftach Ron-Tal, IPC Board Chairman, adding, “IPC is committed to providing the port infrastructure needed to help national economic growth and has already begun design work on the next stage container terminals in Ashdod and Haifa that will be needed during the coming decade”.