On February 17, 2005, the former Shipping and Ports Administration was transformed into a statutory Authority within the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.

Structure
The Authority contains the following units: Planning, Economics and International Relations; Human Resources and Administration; Technical Services and Maritime Control; Vessel Registration; Ports and Moorings as well as the Ports of Eilat, Acre and Tiberias.

Role
The Shipping and Ports Authority is responsible for maritime traffic, moorings and ports, vessels and operators; licensing and registration of vessels, and seafarer and skipper certification. The Authority works towards ensuring a safe, secure and sustainable shipping infrastructure at all times; formulating and monitoring shipping regulations and policies; supervising maritime traffic, ports and moorings; promoting and maintaining international regulations and treaties.

Port State Control
The State of Israel implemented the Port State Control (PSC) inspection system in 1997, in accordance with International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Labor Organization (ILO) resolutions.
PSC inspections are conducted to ensure that foreign vessels calling at Israeli ports comply with international regulations and conventions.
Israel is a signatory of the regional PSC organization, the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding. Fellow signatories are Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Tunis and Turkey.

The Shipping and Ports Administration is responsible for all PSC activities, and aims to inspect each and every tanker and passenger ship arriving at Israeli ports, as well as 25% of the container ships and general cargo, with an emphasis on bulk carriers.

Contact details Location: 15A Pal-Yam Blvd., Haifa Mailing address: P.O.B. 806, Haifa 31999, Israel Phone: +972-4-8632100 Fax: +972-4-8632111