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Idan Ofer  credit: Sivan Farag Kenon set to dispose of more ZIM shares

Shipping line ZIM's share price has risen by 260% in the past year, giving an opportunity to Idan Ofer's Kenon Holdings to reduce its stake further.

Tel Aviv fast lane car park credit: Ministry of Finance spokesperson Tel Aviv fast lane failure

The State Comptroller reports that cars using the fast lane and passengers on shuttle buses are both in decline, triggering state subsidies for the operator, yet three more fast lanes are being built.

SaverOne   credit: Itzik Biran SaverOne loses over 99% of flotation value

The driving safety system developer claims a huge potential market, but has so far posted meager revenue and large losses.

Carmel Tunnels Haifa drivers deterred by high Carmel Tunnels tolls

Tolls have risen 65% since the tunnels were opened in 2010, despite government subsidies.

Tesla delivery installation, Ashdod  credit: PR Despite price cuts, Tesla loses its shine in Israel

Israel's car market may be tiny, but it's an excellent test case for Tesla's ability to recover market share as rival brands pour in.

Miri Regev  credit: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post Regev strikes deal with Treasury on congestion charge

In return for lifting her objection to the charge, Minister of Transport Miri Regev will receive finance for a pet project - a railway to Kiryat Shemona. Both ministries deny the existence of such a deal.

Jerusalem credit: Shutterstock Metro to serve Jerusalem population of 1.8m by 2050

The Jerusalem District Planning and Building has been discussing the city's long term growth and transport plans.

Harel Locker  credit: Eyal Izhar Paz sells real estate assets for NIS 127m

The purchasers are Egged Real Estate and Nadav B. Logistics, which plan logistics centers and other projects on the three sites sold.

Sharon Kedmi  credit: personal photograph Gov't appoints Sharon Kedmi CEO of Israel Airports Authority

The Authority has been without a permanent CEO for over eighteen months, during the most testing period in Israel's aviation history.

Ran Belinkis and Yizhaq Hajaj  credit: Eldad Rafaeli, Shai Tamir Investors who believed in Electreon post big gains

The share price of the Israeli smart road company has risen 662% since the low it reached in December 2022.

NTA CEO Itamar Ben Meir Credit: Bar Lavi New NTA CEO: Green Line won't open in 2028

NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System CEO Itamar Ben Meir believes that the Tel Aviv light rail Green Line, will open later than the already postponed date of the end of 2028.

Magen David Square in Tel Aviv, site of a planned Metro station credit: Shutterstock Compulsory purchases for Metro will cost over NIS 10b

Some 200,000 compulsory purchase orders will be issued in the Gush Dan area.

Tel Aviv street parking credit: Nir Weiss-Vadaru City curbside parking reform postponed

The Ministry of Transport has admitted that it has been unable to improve public transport sufficiently to be able to complete the major requirement for the planned city curbside parking pricing reform.

Electric vehicles credit: Shutterstock Treasury revives plan to tax EVs for each km traveled

The planned NIS 0.15 per kilometer tax, starting 2025, would be lower than the estimated NIS 0.19 per kilometer paid in excise on gasoline and diesel.

Vehilces awaiting export at Port of Yantai, China  credit: Reuters/Costfoto As the West clamps down, Chinese cars flood Israel

Punitive tariffs by the EU, the US and Canada are forcing Chinese manufacturers to offload stocks elsewhere, and thousands of vehicles are Israel-bound.

Taxi rank at Ben Gurion Airport  credit: Michal Raz Chaimovitz Court penalizes taxi driver who cheated tourists

Eyal Siman-Tov admitted charging exorbitant fares, and lying about the value of coins and bills.

ZIM ship credit: Shutterstock ZIM jumps sharply after raising guidance

Houthi attacks and rising demand allowed the Israeli company to beat forecasts and ship a record number of containers in the second quarter.

Cinerama car park, Tel Aviv  credit: Shutterstock Tel Aviv logistics center pilot shrinks

Three of the five companies that won a tender to operate small logistics centers in the city have dropped out, citing the war and the deteriorating economy.

Impression of new jail in Queens, New York  credit: STV Incorporated Electra wins NIS 3.1b contract for new New York jail

Two Electra subsidiaries will plan and install the electro-mechanical systems in a new jail to be built in the borough of Queens.

Tel Aviv light rail underground station credit: Yossi Cohen Passengers shun Tel Aviv light rail

Exactly one year after the Red Line began operations, “Globes” finds that slow trains, poor transport connections and awkwardly located stations have kept passenger numbers well below forecasts.

Autofleet team  credit: Efrat Mazor Canadian co Element Fleet Management buys Israel's Autofleet

Among Autofleet's customers is Alphabet's automomous taxi company Waymo.

Tel Aviv light rail works credit: Bar Lavi Tel Aviv light rail construction plagued by delays

The Purple and Green Lines had been scheduled to open next year but sources tell “Globes” they won’t be operating before 2030.

Moshe Arbel  credit: Marc Israel Sellem. The Jerusalem Post Interior Minister Arbel seeks new airport at Beit She'an

The possibility of building an airport to supplement Ben Gurion at Beit She'an was rejected a decade ago as impractical.

Planning Administration director Rafi Elmaliach  credit: Israel Government Press Office New plan divides Israel into 28 self-sufficient regions

The Planning Admnistration seeks to reverse the trend of migration from the periphery to the center of the country.

Road congestion in Tel Aviv  credit: Bar Lavi Israel's traffic jams add 6% to cost of living - study

Researchers Sani Ziv and Oren Shapir of the Aharon Institute for Economic Policy recommend long-term integrated housing and transport planning.

Miri Regev  credit: Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post Transport Ministry's delays are costing the economy

The ministry's spend on infrastructure development is stuck at about NIS 20 billion annually, far below what is needed to close Israel's productivity gap.

Miri Regev credit: Amit Shabi Yediot Ahronot Regev seeks to scupper Tel Aviv congestion charge

The Minister of Transport is initiating a government decision to cancel the Congestion Charge Law that is due to come into force in 2026.

Planned Morasha Interchange park and rise credit: Adi Bueno courtesy Ayalon Highways Tel Aviv fast lanes set to open next year

Critics say the project has big costs and low benefits and won't solve the traffic congestion.

Air Haifa credit: ATR Air Haifa to receive first aircraft this month

The new Israeli airline hopes to begin scheduled flights between Haifa and Eilat in September and will also operate routes to Cyprus and Greece.

Tesla model Y credit: Tesla Tesla sharply cuts prices in Israel

The latest price cuts come even though purchase tax on electric vehicles rose from 20% to 35% at the start of 2024.

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