日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jul 14, 2025 (Mon)

The Port of Ashdod is considering investing in overseas startups, including from Japan

Chairman Schneider

　Ashdod Port, Israel’s largest port, is considering investing in overseas startups, including those ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Ashdod+Port%2C+Israel%E2%80%99s+largest+port%2C+is+considering+investing+in+overseas+startups%2C+including+those+in+Japan%2C+through+its+affiliated+CVC+%28Corporate+Venture+Capital%29.+Chairman+Shaul+Schneider%2C+who+recently+visited+Japan%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+will+develop+Ashdod+Port+into+an+international+startup+hub.%E2%80%9C+Currently%2C+it+is+the+only+government-owned+major+commercial+port+in+Israel%2C+but+preparations+for+privatization+are+underway+in+order+to+speed+up+management+decision-making.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Knowledge+sharing+with+Japanese+ports%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Chairman+Schneider+and+other+Ashdod+Port+officials+visited+Japan+to+participate+in+the+Port+Authorities+Roundtable+held+in+Osaka+on+July+10.+They+exchanged+information+with+people+involved+in+the+Japanese+shipping+industry.+In+addition+to+strengthening+the+supply+chain+between+Japan+and+Israel%2C+maritime+cybersecurity+was+also+a+major+topic%2C+and+discussions+were+held+with+port+officials+and+others.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%80%9CThe+port+of+Ashdod+receives+more+than+100%2C000+cyberattacks+per+month%2C%E2%80%9C+Chairman+Schneider+said.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+recent+years%2C+there+have+been+incidents+in+Japan+where+ports+have+been+hit+by+cyberattacks+that+have+had+a+major+impact+on+imports+and+exports.+As+a+port+based+in+Israel%2C+where+cybersecurity+companies+are+concentrated%2C+Ashdod+Port+believes+it+can+share+knowledge+and+know-how+with+Japanese+ports.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+port+of+Ashdod+is+located+about+40+km+south+of+Tel+Aviv.+The+port+has+15+berths+and+handles+containers%2C+finished+vehicles%2C+conventional+cargo+and+bulk+cargo%2C+as+well+as+passenger+ships%2C+which+are+also+important+business.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Container+cargo+volume+has+remained+at+around+1.3+million+to+1.4+million+TEU.+Major+container+shipping+companies+such+as+MSC+and+Maersk+are+calling+at+the+port%2C+and+operations+have+remained+almost+normal+even+after+the+end+of+2023%2C+when+tensions+rose+between+Israel+and+Gaza.+Due+to+the+suspension+of+operations+at+competing+ports%2C+it+expects+its+handling+volume+in+2025+to+exceed+that+of+2024.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Since+the+start+of+the+war+that+Israel+calls+its+%E2%80%9Ciron+sword%2C%E2%80%9C+%E2%80%9Cthe+port+of+Ashdod+has+found+itself+in+an+extremely+difficult+environment%2C%E2%80%9C+Chairman+Schneider+said%2C+with+major+container+shipping+companies+suspending+navigation+through+the+Suez+Canal.+However%2C+the+difficulty+faced+created+a+momentum+%E2%80%9Cto+create+new+solutions%2C%E2%80%9C+according+to+Chairman+Schneider.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80One+of+these+is+further+strengthening+collaboration+with+startups.+Israel+has+so+many+startup+companies+that+it+is+nicknamed+the+%E2%80%9Cstartup+nation%2C%E2%80%9C+and+the+government+actively+supports+entrepreneurship+and+research+and+development.+In+addition+to+cybersecurity%2C+Ashdod+Port+is+supporting+startups+that+contribute+to+the+maritime+and+port+ecosystem%2C+including+improving+operations+and+visualizing+the+supply+chain.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+has+been+involved+with+over+100+startups+through+accelerator+programs+and+other+means.+It+has+conducted+44+PoCs+%28proofs+of+concept%29%2C+and+14+companies+have+become+service+providers+at+Ashdod+Port.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Currently%2C+it+is+investing+in+10+companies+through+its+subsidiary+CVC%2C+%E2%80%9CBlue+Ocean.%E2%80%9C+Until+now%2C+it+has+only+invested+in+Israeli+startups%2C+but+starting+this+year%2C+it+has+changed+its+regulations+to+allow+it+to+invest+in+foreign+companies+as+well.+During+their+visit+to+Japan%2C+port+officials+will+exchange+information+with+investment+funds+and+startups+and+explore+investment+possibilities+in+Japan.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Ashdod+Port+will+host+business+forums+in+Osaka+and+Tokyo+in+September.+On+July+2%2C+it+hosted+a+forum+at+Osaka+on+economic+cooperation+between+Japan%2C+the+United+States+and+the+Middle+East.+The+forum+discussed+innovation+and+cybersecurity+with+port+officials+and+shipping+companies+from+Yokohama%2C+Nagoya%2C+Kobe%2C+and+other+ports.+It+hosted+an+event+in+Tokyo+on+July+4+focused+on+maritime+cybersecurity.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Like+Japan%2C+Israel+also+relies+heavily+on+maritime+transport+for+imports+and+exports%2C+and+Chairman+Schneider+expressed+his+intention+to+continue+deepening+ties+with+Japan%E2%80%99s+maritime+and+port+industries%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+would+like+to+collaborate+by+bringing+together+various+ideas+between+Japan+and+the+Port+of+Ashdod+%28such+as+cybersecurity+and+collaboration+with+startups%29.%E2%80%9C%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+40%25+share+in+containers%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Israel+has+six+major+commercial+ports%3A+five+on+the+Mediterranean+side+and+one+on+the+Red+Sea+side.+Of+these%2C+the+Israel+Shipyards+Port+near+Haifa+handles+only+bulk+and+conventional+cargo.+In+addition%2C+the+southern+port+of+Eylat+facing+the+Red+Sea+has+been+closed+for+over+a+year+due+to+missile+attacks+from+Yemen.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Container+cargo+is+handled+at+Ashdod%2C+Hadarom+Container+Terminal+%28HCT%2C+s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