TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE

The South Korean giant is reportedly eager to enter Israel's infrastructure sector but may not have the resources to dig the Metro tunnels.

From Thursday fares will rise, while exemptions and discounts will be expanded, but what persuades people to switch to public transport is reliability, convenience and speed.

Data show that employees would rather change jobs than travel longer, so companies with fast public transport access find it easiest to hire.

ZIM's share price fell 16.4% on Wall Street on Thursday and a further 7.2% on Friday, closing with a market cap of $1.5 billion, wiping out all its gains in 2025.

Itay Raved's career drifted from law to media consulting to acting, before he finally found his niche.

The first work on the Tel Aviv Metropolitan underground railways system will begin on the M2 line depot in Petah Tikva.

Ramat Hasharon is pushing for a station in Glilot neat the Mossad headquarters, even though a new station is also planned for Glilot South, 1.6 kilometers away.

Legislation mandating construction of an airport at Nevatim, near Beersheva, is ready for final Knesset approval, but the prime minister blocked it after a security cabinet meeting.

Although there are skeptics who doubt that the project will ever be realized, there are now enough signs on the ground to indicate that they are probably wrong.

Miri Regev is close to final agreement with the Ministry of Finance on funding for her pet project in return for removal of her objection to the congestion charge.

NTA awarded the tender to Egged, which already operates the Red Line, despite government ministry opposition to one operator for the entire network.

Ron Huldai insists the project will aggravate rather than ease traffic congestion in Tel Aviv.

Street Insider reports that the shipping company's CEO Eli Glickman in considering a management-led buyout.

A study commissioned by NTA has found that real estate along the Red Line has risen well above the overall average rise in prices.

Deliveries of gasoline, hybrid and plug-in vehicles were led by Hyundai with 9,251 deliveries since the beginning of the year.

The reform, though not perfect and still liable to met with opposition, is vital to efficient handling of Israel's trade.

After taking Israel by storm four years ago, Tesla has gradually lost market shares to Chinese rivals but this trend could change this year.

Opening the light rail extension has been delayed while a date is found for a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transport Minister Miri Regev.

Bus fares will also rise 33.3% after the 2025 budget is passed.

NTA believes stations only need one entrance while the Israel Planning Administration says several are necessary.

The first shipments of vehicles are likely to reach Israel via the Suez Canal in the coming months.

Minister of Transport Miri Regev has dropped her opposition to the project, reportedly in exchange for financing railways to Kiryat Shmona and Eilat.

Ridesharing giant Lyft CEO David Risher said that his company will launch the robotaxis in Dallas in 2026.

From Sunday the Red Line will not transport passengers for five days, as trial runs are made on the full line with the new extensions to Hadassah Ein Kerem and Neve Yaakov.

Israel Railways CEO Moshe Jana told Globes transport correspondent Asaf Zagrizak at the Globes Infrastructure for the Future Conference that, "We are in the midst of railways revolution."

Mickey Raviv told the Globes Infrastructure for the Future Conference that Israel Railways should worry more about quality in awarding tenders.

Gilad Riklin told the Globes Infrastructure for the Future Conference about the structural changes the bus company has undergone and its vital role on October 7.

New safety standards and average emission rules are making manufacturers drop models, or switch to US and Canadian standards for the Israeli market.

New US regulations will prohibit the sale of vehicles with hardware and software components produced in "hostile countries".

Israel Acquisitions Corp., headed by Shay and Ziv Elul, is to merge with Israel drone delivery technology company Gadfin.