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Israel Antitrust Authority establishes that the ports of Haifa and Ashdod are managed by a oligopoly
Tax you limit and obligation to Haifa Port Company and the Ashdod Port Company
November 8, 2013
With a directive, I in the past few months yield of a series of carried out auditions in topic of activity and harbour services, Israel Antitrust Authority (IAA) has established that Haifa Port Company and the Ashdod Port Company, the two societies of the governmental agency Israel Port Company (IPC) that they manage respective the ports of Haifa and Ashdod, "consequently constitute a oligopoly in the market of the supply of the harbour services" and - the general manager of the IAA has announced, David Gilo, to the two public Port Company will be prohibited to manage the new terminals planned in press of the current ports; moreover any widening of the docks in the current ports will be object of approval by the general manager of the Authority Antitrust.
The directive establishes also the prohibition to assume actions that can interfere or hinder the income in the market to other societies, or the management of a new terminal or its construction and obligates the public Port Company to allow that new operators can make use of common infrastructures in the ports and obligates to them not to refuse to offer the necessary services so that the new operators can carry out their activities.
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