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Hapag-Lloyd eyes ZIM acquisition, workers push back

04.12.25|Golan Hazani

The German shipping giant is targeting Israel’s largest maritime operator, sparking opposition from ZIM’s workers over security concerns tied to Saudi and Qatari shareholders, while other bidders remain in play.

מימין אלי גליקמן מנכ"ל צים רמי אונגר שניסו לרכוש את צים ו יאיר סרוסי יו"ר הדירקטוריון

New foreign bid for ZIM tops management’s rejected offer

26.11.25|Golan Hazani

International shipping group enters talks at a higher valuation as Evercore leads parallel negotiations.

ZIM rejects $2.4 billion take-private bid from its own CEO

25.11.25|Golan Hazani

Board launches strategic review after turning down Glickman and Ungar’s proposal to delist the shipping line from the NYSE.

ZIM’s board seeks global buyers to counter CEO’s bid

15.09.25|Golan Hazani

Evercore reaches out to Maersk and others as takeover battle looms.

Shipping crisis hits consumers hard as China's trade surplus creates bottlenecks

02.09.24|Viki Auslender

Rising costs and container shortages spell trouble for holiday shopping and global supply chains.

How Zim doubled its market cap in 2024

20.08.24|Amir Perger

From losses to record profits: the shipping giant’s strategic comeback

Zim surges on strong Q2 performance and upgraded forecasts

19.08.24|Amir Perger

A booming container market prompts Zim to sharply upgrade its annual profit outlook.

Smart label startup Sensos raises $20 million Series A

08.02.24|CTech

The Israeli startup’s globally-connected labels, which are the size of a credit card, report 6-dimensional telemetry shipment data in real time, without requiring any additional infrastructure

From Tesla to Primark: Houthi attacks disrupt production and inventory

28.01.24|Lital Samet

The United States and Britain have increased attacks against rebel targets, but the end of the crisis in the Red Sea is not in sight and companies are facing shipping delays. The result: car manufacturers are reducing production and fast fashion giants fear having empty shelves

Shipping activity in Israel dropped dramatically amid Houthi attacks

22.01.24|Yuval Azulay

The unloading activity moved to Haifa after the Houthi crisis in the Red Sea affected the port of Eilat, alongside the halt of activity in the port of Ashdod due to rockets from Gaza. There is also a sharp drop in transshipment activity in Israel's ports

Chinese-operated port in Haifa should be closed during the war due to "ties with Iran and Russia," says Ashdod Port head

21.01.24|Dotan Levy

Shaul Schneider, the chairman of Ashdod Port, claims in a letter he sent to the Shipping and Ports Authority that the Bayport in Haifa operated by the Shanghai International Port Group allows the Chinese to access sensitive information of strategic importance

ספינת מסע של חברת הספנות ה סינית קוסקו Cosco

COSCO decision not to dock in Israel raises fears of domino effect in shipping industry

08.01.24|Yuval Azulay

The decision of the Chinese shipping giant to suspend its operations in Israel may lead other companies to take a similar step. The shipping industry is divided on whether COSCO’s move is due to the Chinese embrace of Hamas or is a cold business consideration

Chinese giant COSCO halts shipping to Israel

07.01.24|Yuval Azulay, Lital Samet

The fourth largest shipping company in the world maintains a weekly line for transporting containers to the port of Haifa, and its announcement creates uncertainty in the industry. COSCO did not publish reasons for the decision, and the shipping industry wonders whether it stems from the threat of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, even though they did not attack Chinese ships, or the warm ties between China and Iran

Cost of shipping containers from China to Mediterranean up 44% amid Red Sea Houthi attacks

22.12.23|Reuters

The attacks have put a chokehold on ship passages through the Suez Canal, which handles about 12% of worldwide trade

Eilat Port activity plummets 85% as Houthi attacks escalate in the Red Sea

21.12.23|Reuters

Eilat, which primarily handles car imports and potash exports coming from the Dead Sea, pales in size compared to Israel's Mediterranean ports in Haifa and Ashdod but offers Israel a gateway to the East without the need to navigate the Suez Canal

Shipping traffic in Red Sea down over 30% amid Houthi attacks

20.12.23|Lital Samet

Ship tracking company MariTrace reported that 210 ships have traveled through the Red Sea in December compared to about 330 last month. The US has moved warships to the area and is leading an international naval force to secure the route

Half of shipping routes to Israel through Red Sea halted due to Houthi threat

17.12.23|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Shipping giant Maersk announced that it will stop transporting goods through the Suez Canal following attacks by the Houthis in Yemen, and was quickly followed by two other large shipping companies, all of which is expected to increase the price of goods arriving in Israel

World's biggest shipping line to avoid Red Sea as Houthi attacks intensify

16.12.23|Reuters

Two major freight firms including MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world's biggest container shipping line, said they would pause shipments through the Suez Canal as Houthi militants in Yemen stepped up their attacks. U.S. Central Command said the guided-missile destroyer Carney shot down 14 drones launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea on Saturday

לוחם חות'י על ספינה לאחר שהשתלט עליה חות'ים

Houthi threat leads to prolonged shipping journeys and hiked up prices on imported goods

14.12.23|Orna Yefet

The increase in the frequency of Houthi attacks in the last week requires ships transporting goods from East Asia to change their route, and the price per container increases by $500-1,000. According to importers, the change is not yet affecting consumer prices, but if the situation continues it will be felt

Yemen's Houthis strike Israel-bound Norwegian tanker with rocket

12.12.23|Reuters and CTech

The Iran-aligned group vowed to continue blocking ships heading to Israeli ports due to the ongoing war with Hamas