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In response, Israel stated on 13 September 1955 that "Israel is determined to protect the rights of free passage through this international channel at whatever time and by whatever methods it sees fit"; and on 29 September 1955, two weeks after delivery of this statement, declared that should the blockade remain in effect, Israel would not ...
Port of Eilat seen from the sea. The Port of Eilat was declared in 1952, and constructed between 1952 and 1956. [1] It was opened for cargo traffic in 1957 and it was designed to serve as the southern gateway to Israel for shipments from East Africa, Asia and the Far East, as it allows Israeli shipping to reach the Indian Ocean without having to sail through the Suez Canal. [2]
In July 1952 that ship made the crossing in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes. Cunard Line's RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ship currently making regular transatlantic crossings throughout the year, usually between Southampton and New York. For this reason it has been designed as a proper ocean liner, not as a cruise ship.
A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the ...
Zim container ship SS Kedma, ZIM's first ship in 1947 SS Kedma 1947 SS Shalom, a ZIM ocean liner in the 1960s Mezada Mezada Victims. Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., commonly known as ZIM (Hebrew: צים, tsim; a biblical word meaning "a fleet of ships", Numbers 24:24), is a publicly held Israeli international cargo shipping company, and one of the top 20 global carriers. [1]
The first phase of the Jordan Red Sea Project was expected to cost US$2.5 billion, and to be financed to a large extent from commercial sources, including debt and equity and soft international financing. [citation needed] As of January 2019, Israel had been expected to contribute over one billion dollars over a period of 25 years. [16]
A ship carrying 200 tons of food is on its way to the embattled Gaza Strip from Cyprus to test the opening of a sea corridor to the besieged territory where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians ...
The 1993 Oslo I Accord announced a program for the establishment of a Gaza Sea Port Area. [2] Plans were re-announced in the 1994 Gaza–Jericho Agreement. [3] The 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum determined that the construction works could commence on 1 October 1999, but construction did not start until July 2000.