Expansion
As of 2012, the Israel Port Authority is in the design and permitting stage for a major expansion of the port at a cost of NIS 4 billion (approximately US$1.1 billion). The plan involves the following:
- Extensive reclamation of an area northeast of the mouth of Kishon River which will enable the construction of a large new terminal to be named the "Bay Terminal" that will be capable of handling giant container ships carrying more than 15,000 TEUs each.
- Extension of the main breakwater by 880m and construction of a new secondary breakwater.
- An expansion of the existing Carmel terminal.
- A new fuels terminal, replacing the existing one which dates back to the 1940s.
- Expansion of the existing chemicals terminal.
The new terminal may be inaugurated as early as 2018, at which point the existing container terminals at Haifa and Ashdod are expected to reach their maximum handling capacity.
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