CONTAINER HANDLING

The port of Haifa offers its clients modern and efficient container terminal services. The port has incorporated the best know-how and the accumulated experience of ports around the world into the terminal's design and operational methods. It employs modern equipment featuring state-of-the-art technology. As a result, terminal users enjoy fast and efficient service at reasonable cost.

Terminal operations are supported by computer systems which manage container inventory control. The terminal has extensive areas available for storage, parking and waiting.

Container traffic is handled at two quays: the newer Eastern Quay and the Western Quay. The terminal offices and client offices are located in the terminal administration building, located next to the Eastern Quay.

Eastern Container Terminal The Eastern Container Terminal has a 960 meter long quay (3048 feet), with water depth alongside of up to 14 meters (43 feet). The terminal's 40-hectare yard can accommodate up to 15,000 TEUs, based on stacks three high. There are also facilities for storing 400 cold storage containers. Terminal output has increased to 1,000,000 TEUs annually. In terms of the future development of the terminal, Stage 1 will result in the expansion of stack B by 190 meters which will offer an additional 1500 TEUs of container storage on stacks three high. Cranes Crane Type Quantity Details Panamax Gantry 4 35 ton capacity under spreader; 65-ton heavy lift capacity; 30.7 m. lifting height over quay; 11.3 m. below it; 33-41m. boom outreach. Post Panamax Gantry 4 35 ton capacity under spreader; 65-ton heavy lift capacity; 32 lifiting height over quay; 14 m. below it; 46 meter boom outreach Stacking (RMG) 13 35-ton lifting capacity; 17 wide stacks; (14 containers between the rails, 3 under the cantilever) Stacking (RMG) 2 Intermodal Yard Portal Cranes 2 32-ton lifting capacity Intermodal Yard The Eastern Container Terminal intermodal yard has two operational tracks, each 225 meters long. Western Container Terminal Located in the western end of the main port, the terminal has a 400 meter quay (1312 feet) with quayside water depth of up to 10.5 meters (35 feet). The western terminal covers an area of about 10 hectares. The terminal has parking areas and a storage capacity of about 700 T.E.U.s. Cranes Two gantry cranes with lifting capacity of 35 tons to a height of 28.5 meters above quay level and 7.5 meters below it. In addition to the gantry cranes, the quay is equipped with 2 portal cranes with a lifting capacity of 35 tons. Ro/Ro Berth At the end of the west quay are 2 berths for Roll-on/Roll-off vessels with adjoining storage areas for semi-trailers, tractors and trailers.