Ashdod Port is inviting Israeli startups to join the port's innovation program in 2024. The program is intended for startups from all sectors that are relevant to the shipping and maritime transportation industry, from logistics and supply chains to cyber and the environment. All startups are welcome to register by January 15, 2023. After this date the companies who will enter the program will be selected.
Ashdod Port's innovation incubator, managed by Roy Avrahami, offers startups guidance from innovation agents who have experience integrating technologies at the port, in addition to a unique opportunity to use the port's facilities for field testing of their technology. Aside from the business and technological support, the startups will have the opportunity to conduct a proof of concept for their technology, on the premises of the port and at the locations where Ashdod Port has representatives around the globe. This allows the entrepreneurs to implement their ideas and methods, demonstrating the usefulness of their technology. Ashdod Port has innovation partnerships with the Port of Barcelona and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Port of Tampa, the Port of New Orleans, the Port of Thessaloniki, and the Maersk shipping company.
In addition, Ashdod Port offers startups who participate in the program, the option to present their technology to potential buyers and investors, including our innovation partners at ports around the globe and large international organizations. Furthermore, by participating in the program, the companies will be candidates to receive funding from Ashdod Port.
Shaul Schneider, Chairman of the Board of Ashdod Port: “During this period, as Israel's ecosystem battles through a challenging period, we at Ashdod Port Company are offering support and assistance to Israeli startups. The global arena is competitive, and Ashdod Port's technology incubator offers startups an opportunity to gain global exposure through business partnerships with international ports. Innovation and technology are a growth engine for our port, which plays a key role in Israel's economy and in the international port system. We offer additional startups to embrace our challenge of promoting maritime technologies, in Israel and overseas".
Eli Bar-Yosef, Acting CEO of Ashdod Port: “Over the years we have supported over 90 excellent startups through Ashdod Port's technology incubator, from a variety of fields: Operations and logistics, security, sustainability and cyber. Ashdod Port is a company that considers innovation to be one of its key growth engines, and we welcome additional startups to join us as we continue to grow".
