Israeli and Chinese officials applaud the new port deal (Photo: GPO)

China to build new Ashdod union buster port

A Beijing-based contracting firm, China Harbor, has been chosen to build a new union buster port in Ashdod. The new South Port will cost Israel NIS 3.3 billion ($930 million). PIC The new port will be built about one kilometer north of the current Ashdod Port. It will consist of a 1,000-meter pier and 2,800-meter breakwater.…