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the Israeli government offers to private the two new ports of Hadarom (Ashdod) and Hamifratz (Haifa)
Netanyahu: "the era of the monopolies in the Israeli ports is ended and it will not return more"
July 3, 2013
The Israeli government has announced today the publication, through the governmental agency Israel Ports, of the notices of contest international for the creation of new harbour areas to Ashdod and Haifa, called respective port of Hadarom and port of Hamifratz. The term for the presentation of the 3 offers is next November.
"This - the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared - is a day of festivity for Israel, a very happy day and said also moving for me". The prime Minister has remembered that in the past, as minister of Finances, he had worked in fact to the privatization of the national ports, process that has lasted various years, that it has completed a step forward with the privatization of the port of Eilat ( on 4 April 2011) and that now it continues with the construction of the two new ports.
The Prime Minister has specified that a remarkable interest by the international operators for the under way contests is found today and - has evidenced - even if obviously we must attend their outcome, this demonstrates the interest for Israel, its economy and its stability. Netanyahu has emphasized that the privatization process is irreversible and - has added addressing to the social parts and referring to strikes that recently have repeatedly blocked the harbour activities - the possibility that is ended two thousand people strangle the economy and paralyze the country. A thing I say in the way more clearly - he has concluded - "the era of the monopolies in the Israeli ports is ended and he will not return more".
"We will place term - it has agreed the minister of the Transports, Israel Katz - to the situation in which the regional and national monopolies in the ports they dominate the Israeli economy. Among other things many beloveds have cost us and they do not allow to develop the field of the marine transport in Israel". "Today - it has added the minister of Finances, Yair Lapid - we give to the Israeli population the harbour reform of which the country in it was attended by 65 years".
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The Israeli government has announced today the publication, through the governmental agency Israel Ports, of the notices of contest international for the creation of new harbour areas to Ashdod and Haifa, called respective port of Hadarom and port of Hamifratz. The term for the presentation of the 3 offers is next November.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
