The Israel Ports Company has invited global operators to participate in a pre-qualification process for a concession to operate and maintain Ashdod's Southport terminal (HaDarom) and/or Haifa's Bayport terminals (HaMifratz).

The invitation for pre-qualification is available from July 3rd.

The operators interested in the project must deliver their submissions no later than October 7th.

The Israel Ports Company will draw a list of eligible operators, based on their container terminal operating experience and their financial strength. These operators will  be invited to participate in the second stage, the competitive bid process.

The winning operator will complete the terminal development and operate and maintain the facility for the duration of the contractual period.

The project:

The new terminals are to be built on land that will be reclaimed and will feature facilities designed to handle Triple-E class vessels (18,000 TEU capacity). At last, the terminals will have two quays with a total length of some 1,600m and maximum waterside depth of 17.3m.

Source: Israel Ports Company