▁by ▁far ▁more ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁fact ories , ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁electric ▁power ▁for ▁industry ▁was ▁roughly ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁both ▁cities ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Air ▁transport ▁ ▁Palest ine ▁Air ways ▁( also : ▁Palest ine ▁Air ▁Transport ) ▁was ▁an ▁air line ▁founded ▁by ▁Z ion ist ▁Pin has ▁R uten berg ▁in ▁British ▁Palest ine , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Hist adr ut ▁and ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Agency . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁the ▁air line ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁British ▁Government ' s ▁ ▁Air ▁Ministry , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁it ▁eventually ▁being ▁transferred ▁back ▁into ▁private ▁hands . ▁ ▁It ▁operated ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁a eg is ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁corpor ation ▁Imperial ▁Air ways . ▁ ▁Sh ipping ▁Until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁A cre ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁port ▁for ▁the ▁region . ▁However , ▁the ▁port ▁eventually ▁became ▁c log ged ▁with ▁s ilt , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁large ▁ships . ▁The ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁compreh end ▁the ▁trem end ous ▁possibilities ▁of ▁a ▁port ▁in ▁Ha ifa ▁was ▁The odor ▁Herz l , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Political ▁Z ion ism , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁wrote ▁a ▁proph etic ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Alt Ne ul and . ▁Const ruction