The coastal countries of the Levant are part of the historic “Fertile Crescent,” but ports in the region are reaping mixed harvests with their development projects.
Countries at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea are having mixed fortunes in their efforts to establish their leading ports as transhipment centres for the entire region.The ports of Haifa and Ashdod, for example, not only have to contend with the virtual political isolation of Israel from the rest of the region, but suffer from a lack of government direction in attracting private sector involvement in terminal management....
Read this item in full
This complete item is approximately 2500 words in length, and appeared in the June 2008 issue of WorldCargo News, on page 20.
Full-access subscribers only:Click here to download this issue now in PDF format
Click here to buy this issue, and download it now in PDF format
Click here to subscribe online to WorldCargo News now and get immediate access to this issue
Click here for a sample back-issue of WorldCargo News
Read related items
Click on the links below to read other news and features related to this item.
