Giant gantry cranes lined up in Haifa container port, Israel e7

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The Port of Haifa is the largest in Israel; it has natural deep-water harbor operating all year long, and serves both passenger and merchant ships. It is one of the largest ports in the eastern Mediterranean in terms of freight volume and handles about 30 million tons of cargo per year. Here we see its container port at sunrise, viewed from our cruise ship approaching its international terminal. I love these giant gantry cranes - they look like enormous cranes (the bird!) ready to

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Size: 3888px × 5184px
Location: Haifa, Israel
Photo credit: © Jon Bower / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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