1. Haifa Port Company Ltd.
The Haifa Port was established by the British Mandate and commenced operation in 1933. After the establishment of the State of Israel, the development of the port began along with its expansion towards the east. The Haifa Port Company area covers three main sectors:
· The eastern sector: including general cargo and passenger ship quays. A municipal seafront plan has this area designated to become a passenger port combined with municipal uses..
· Container terminals: The eastern container terminal is a quay of approximately 960m that is emerged to a depth of 14.5m at its northern end and 12m at its southern end. The Carmel terminal is a quay of 700m in length and emerged to a depth of 15.5m.
· The western and eastern Kishon terminals in the Kishon port (which was dug up from dry land in the 1950s), are used mainly for handling general cargo and bulk.
The total length of Haifa Port Company's piers: 4,532m excluding jetties, including approximately 1000m in the passenger port (municipal seafront) with a maximum depth of 15.5m.
General and bulk cargo quays: approximately 2,150m.
Container quays: approximately 1,600m.
In 2021 Haifa Port Company conveyed general and bulk cargo of 1,697k tons and 1,463k TEU.
2. Haifa Bay Port – SIPG
The Haifa Bay container terminal was established by IPC and operation by SIPG commenced in 2021.
Quay 6: Length 800m emerged to a depth of 17.3m.
Quay 7: Length 445m emerged to a depth of 15.5m.
Quay 8: Length 270m emerged to a depth of 14m.
3. Israel Shipyards Port
This port contains 3 quays with a total length of 1,019m emerged to a depth of 11m.
The Shipyards Port is located in the eastern part of the Kishon port, dug up from land in the 1950s. At that time, Israel Shipyards was established by the state to build sailing vessels and undertake repairs.
In 2007 the Israel Shipyards Company was authorized to commence offering port services to merchant ships. Thus, Israel Shipyards Company became the first private port in the country. Today the Shipyards and the Port operate side by side in this field.
Quays A and B are designated for general and bulk cargo, and quay C provides additional service to the cement terminal in the port.
Quay A – length 390m. Depth at the quay – 11m.
Quay B – length 397m. Depth at the quay – 11m.
Quay C – length 232m. Depth at the quay – 11m.
In 2021 Israel Shipyards Port conveyed 3,179k tons of general and bulk cargo and 1,625k tons of cement.
4. Northern Chemical Terminal
The Northern Chemical Terminal is located in the eastern sector of the port's operational area, north of the Israel Shipyards Port.
This terminal has three authorized operators: Dor Chemicals Ltd, Gadot Chemical Terminals (1985) Ltd, and Gadiv Petrochemical Industries Ltd.
The terminal has three berths with a combined length of approximately 500m and a maximum depth of 11m.
As of March 2022, the chemical terminal is managed by the Israel Ports Company.
In 2021 the Northern Chemical Terminal conveyed 580k tons of chemicals.
5. Southern Chemical Terminal
The Southern Chemical Terminal is located in the western sector of the Kishon port, between the Western Kishon Terminal and the Haifa Power Station. The terminal is operated today by the Gadot Storage and Transport Company Ltd. The terminal has a quay that provides docking for chemical ships which visit the terminal, and a rear area for storage tanks.
Ships of up to approximately 140m can dock here, and the depth at the quay is 9m. In 2021 Gadot conveyed 242k tons of chemicals.
6. Existing Fuel Port
The existing Fuel Port was erected by the British Mandate as part of the logistic arrangement to transport oil and its products from Iraq to the Mediterranean basin, and from there westwards. The Fuel Port is operated by Energy Infrastructures Ltd.
Quay length is approximately 400m and the depth at the quay is 10m.
In 2021 the Fuel Port conveyed 4,361k tons of fuel distillates mainly export distillates refined at Bazan.
7. Haifa Grain Terminal
The terminal includes a quay, conveyor belts, a granary, a dedicated train terminal, and a truck terminal. The granary which opened in 1955, was significantly smaller than it is today and was extended over the years. The existing Haifa Grain Terminal is the largest and main terminal in Israel.
It includes a quay of approximately 260m and the depth of the water is approximately 14m.
There are three cranes for offloading grain, which are connected to conveyor belts and which convey the grain into the granary. In 2021 the Haifa granary conveyed 3,819k tons of grain.
