The shipping platform

Location: Ashkelon oil terminal is situated approx. 2NM SSW of the town of Ashkelon and 10NM SSW of Ashdod. General overview: Ashkelon is considered an Oil Terminal and its operated by the Eliat Ashkelon Pipeline Company. It mainly handles petroleum products and derivatives (Gasoline, Gasoil, Jet fuel etc). Ashkelon consists of 3 CBM berths, 2 SPM buoys and a Coal Jetty: - CBM No.1 (Oil Products) Tankers up to 130,000DWT. Draft 17.5m - CBM No.2 (Oil Products & Fuel Oil) Tankers up to 100,000DWT. Draft 14.5m - CBM No.3 (LPG) Tankers up to 7,000DWT // Draft 8.5m - SPM Berths (Depth 31m // Tankers up to 250,000DWT) Loading/Discharging Crude Oil (7,500 m3/h) - Coal Jetty (Vessels up to 200,000DWT // Draft 18m) Serves Rutenberg Power station. 2 Cranes (1,800 t/h each) Storage: - 24 Tanks For Crude Oil (1.9 million m3) - 10 Tanks For Oil Products (410,000 m3) - Tanks For LPG (7,900t) Traffic figures: Approx. 950 vessels call the port annually. Load line zone: Summer.