in front of the station. The Carmelit's Kikar Paris subway station is also within walking distance and allows convenient access to the top of Mount Carmel. Expansion As of 2018, the Israel Port Authority is managing the construction of the first phase of a major expansion of the port at a cost of NIS 4 billion (approximately US$1.1 billion). The plan involves the following: Extensive reclamation of an area northeast of the mouth of the Kishon River which will enable the construction of a large new terminal to be named the "Bay Terminal" that will be capable of handling giant container ships carrying more than 15,000 TEUs each. Extension of the main breakwater by 880 metres and construction of a new secondary breakwater. A new fuels terminal, replacing the existing one which dates back to the 1940s. Expansion of the existing chemicals terminal. A dedicated freight railway terminal on the grounds of the new shipping terminal, as well as connecting the adjacent Israel Shipyards facilities to the rail network. The new container terminal was built by the Israeli construction firms Ashtrom and Shapir Marine & Civil Engineering and officially inaugurated on 1 September 2021. Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) won an international tender to operate the new terminal for a period of 25 years on completion. In its initial phase the Bay Terminal will be capable of handling 800,000 TEU container movements annually and planned future expansions to the terminal could handle up to an additional 700,000 TEU. See also Gilla Gerzon (Information on Haifa USO) References External links Port of Haifa official website Information for cruise passengers Construction of the port – photographs 1933 establishments in Mandatory Palestine Economy of Haifa Geography of Haifa Tourism in Haifa Transport in Haifa Haifa