{"id":9328,"date":"2018-07-15T08:34:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T08:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohelet.org.il\/article\/israeli-ports-in-the-era-of-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:59:38","slug":"israeli-ports-in-the-era-of-competition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/israeli-ports-in-the-era-of-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohelet Paper &#8211; Israeli Ports in The Age of Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ports are critical for Israel\u2019s economy\u201499% of Israel&#8217;s goods trade through ports, and about 90% of this trade passes through the Ashdod Port Company and the Haifa Port Company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper, written by Pinhas Ancselovits and Yitzhak Klein, discusses the economics of Israeli ports and the need for expansion and competition. It presents practical steps the government should take to ensure the necessary changes to the port industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the English summary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Ports.pdf\">here.<\/a><br>For the full Hebrew paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ports are critical for Israel\u2019s economy\u201499% of Israel&#8217;s goods trade through ports, and about 90% of this trade passes through the Ashdod Port Company and the Haifa Port Company. This paper, written by Pinhas Ancselovits and Yitzhak Klein, discusses the economics of Israeli ports and the need for expansion and competition. 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