The southern port is a commercial seaport located north of the Port of Ashdod and addresses the economy’s maritime commerce needs. The port upgrade project is designed to cope with the growth in today’s and future ships’ dimensions and the need to enhance the Israeli economy, which depends upon its gateway to the sea.
As a part of the port’s upgrade, the Shapir Group was selected to perform the following “furnishing” works: building infrastructures, paving works, electrical, crane construction, railways, transformer stations, operational structures and the construction of structures, warehouses and control rooms. The Group concluded the project in October 2021, substantially ahead of schedule.
The project in numbers:
Approximately 500 dunams in paving and landscaping work
Approximately 150 dunams in flooring
Approximately 80 dunams in concrete roadways
Approximately 60,000 m3 of concrete
Approximately 5,000 tons of iron
Client: A Private Contractor
Period of Construction: 2019-2021
Financial Scope: Approximately NIS 900 million
