The main activity in the Eilat Port area is conveying imported automobiles, export of fertilizers and quarried goods and conveying of fuels.
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The main activity in the Eilat Port area is conveying imported automobiles, export of fertilizers and quarried goods and conveying of fuels. This activity is carried out by the Eilat Port Company and the following companies:Eilat Port CompanyEilat Port is located at the northern end of the Red Sea and operates as the southern gateway to the State of Israel. The port was established in 1957 by the Ministry of Transport, and relocated to its present location in 1965. In February 2005 Eilat Port began operating as an independent government owned company, after implementation of the structural change in the port sector and the dismantling of the Ports Authority. At the beginning of 2013 the privatization of the Eilat Port Company was completed by the Companies Authority and the concession for operation was awarded to Papo Shipping who won the tender for operation of the port.Eilat Port Company informationFuel Port - Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC)The Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) was founded in 1968 and serves as a land bridge for transporting crude oil from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and vice versa. The company operates two ports – one in Eilat and the other in Ashkelon.The crude oil pipeline system includes three pipelines: the first, 254km in length links the Fuel Port in Eilat with the Fuel Port in Ashkelon, and the other two pipelines supply the refineries in Haifa and Ashdod. 
Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company information
Information on development initiatives carried out by Israel Ports Company in Eilat