Ashdod

Ashdod Port launches international tender for double-jib cranes

The procurement is part of a NIS 300 million strategic infrastructure development and efficiency plan, continuing the port's equipment modernization program.

"We continue to make strategic investments in Ashdod Port as part of our commitment to advanced equipment and future-ready infrastructure."
The ancient Cypriot silver coin dating to the mid-5th century BCE found on Ashdod's shore, July 26, 2026.

Ancient Cypriot silver coin found on Ashdod's shore offers new insight into 2,500-year-old trade

Firefighters battle blaze in Ashdod high rise building, July 13, 2026.

WATCH: Firefighters battle blaze at Ashdod high-rise commercial building

Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port showcases maritime innovation hub at international conference in Germany


Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

Speaking at Cybertech in Tel Aviv, Kogan Ehrlich debated with other former Unit 8200 officials about what people should focus on learning, such as "knowing a lot or knowing how to learn fast."

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Ashdod Port boosts investment in Israeli cyber‑resilience start-up Salvador Technologies

Ashdod Port has been increasing its focus on strengthening cyber resilience across critical operational technology

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Fifty years of work, wit, local vision: Dorin Frankfurt at Ashdod Museum of Art

Fashion trailblazer Dorin Frankfurt weaves five decades of memory, craft, and creativity into a compelling new exhibition at the Ashdod Museum of Art.

From Dorin Frankfurt’s 2015 Fashion Week ‘Zelda’ collection, inspired by the poet Zelda.

'Angelic, full of joy': Ashdod mayor honors 27-year-old Dan Alkayim, killed in Bondi Beach attack

Alkayim's death was announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in a post to X/Twitter in the hours after the attack.

Friends and family attend the funeral of Dan Alkayim, who was murdered in a mass terrorist shooting attack on December 14, 2025 at Bondi Beach in Sydney, at a cemetery in Ashdod, southern Israel, December 25, 2025.

Israeli extreme sports enthusiast dies in paragliding crash in Switzerland

Ashdod local Sergey Shipitsin, known online as “Jumping Buddha,” was known for posting daring parkour and extreme sports videos.

Sergey Shipitsin.

WATCH: Hackers hijack digital bus stop screens in several Israeli cities, play Arabic audio

Transportation Ministry says it is examining the source of the malfunction, as clips from Ashdod and Ramat Gan show siren-like sounds and Arabic music.

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture

WATCH: Ashkelon firefighters rescue eight as coastal cities face winter's first flash flooding

Several cities along the coast experienced heavy rain on Friday morning, from Haifa to Ashkelon, where 61 millimeters fell in just an hour and a half.

Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.

Israel invests $650K in maritime surveillance AI

According to the statement, Ashdod Port Company, which oversees Israel's largest port, invested $650,000 in Petah Tikva-based Azimut.ai, a specialist in maritime surveillance.

Azimut ai technology

Police arrest teen suspected of stabbing classmate at school in Ashdod

The 16-year-old victim was evacuated to the Assuta Medical Center in moderate condition, Magen David Adom said. 

 An illustrative image of an Israel Police officer.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues

The two suspects, 31 and 32 years old, reportedly smuggled the cigarettes from Dubai, evading taxes estimated at about NIS 20 million.

Two suspects arrested after smuggling 80,000 cigarettes disguised as tissues.