The main seaports under the authority of the IPA, all three being both cargo and cruise ports, are: The small Mediterranean ports of Hadera and Ashkelon are basically oil berths or terminals, with Hadera also serving as a coal berth for the two nearby power stations.
It also stipulates that the Authority must run the ports as commercially viable enterprises and specifies those matters that require Government approval - development budgets, changes in tariffs, etc.
[6] Starting in 2011, former Mossad chief Meir Dagan became the Director of the Israel Port Authority.
In the beginning of the 21st century, the government of Israel instructed the Ports Authority to take steps aimed at increasing competition in the seaports field in the country.
Unfortunately, not enough of the desired competitive outcome was achieved due to the oligopolistic market position, historical labor union obligations, and limited capacity of the two existing major ports.