Ashdod

The harbour

Ashdod sits on Israel's southern Mediterranean coast, about halfway between Tel Aviv and Gaza. Its harbour, opened in the 1960s, is entirely man-made, protected by long breakwaters built out from a straight sandy shoreline with no natural shelter.

Together with Haifa it is one of Israel's two main cargo ports, handling containers, vehicles, bulk goods and general cargo for the centre and south of the country. The city itself carries the name of an ancient Philistine town nearby. Sailors notice the flat, sandy coast and the strong westerly seas that can build against the breakwaters in winter.

Ashdod in PerpeNaval

Region

Mediterranean

Country

Israel

Position

31.80°N 34.65°E

Size in the game

a regional port (tier 1)

Fuel

about $246 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Olive oil, Textiles, Consumer goods, Steel, Fresh produce, Wine, Coffee

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

near pirate water: Rhodes Gap, Nile Approach

The album

stamp, postcard, fin whale, painted ceramic tile

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at Ashdod