The line is supposed to transport fuel from Israeli ports to Arab countries, according to the Jerusalem Post (Shutterstock)

Tracknet, an Israeli digital shipping company, is preparing to operate a line of fuel tankers from Israeli ports to Arab countries, according to the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post.

“TrackNet” operates in Europe, the Arabian Gulf, and Israel, and connects to the operational systems of truck owners, and provides transportation options to cargo owners who are looking for available means of transportation, according to the company’s website.

Under an agreement signed by Tracknet with a Gulf company (which the newspaper did not name), an experiment will soon be conducted to test the procedures for implementing transportation operations, and the use of Jordanian or Israeli tankers for transportation operations will also be considered.

Target

According to the newspaper, it is possible that this will be a large logistical project that will reach the goal of transporting 34,000 tons of fuel and products per month, or about 800 containers.

The cost of transportation per kilometer has risen since the beginning of the agreement from $1.2 to about $2 after the Arab countries raised transit fees for trucks, which led to an increase in the need to import fuel from ports as close as possible to their final destination, according to the newspaper.

Loading and unloading platforms in Haifa Port (Al Jazeera)

The newspaper considered this a continuation of the line it currently operates to transport goods on the same route that avoids Houthi attacks, and primarily works to import goods faster from the East through Jebel Ali Port in the Emirates. It also allows Israeli companies to accelerate the export of urgent shipments to destinations in the East.

The Gulf is one of the largest suppliers of crude oil in the world, yet the region sometimes faces shortages of refined petroleum products such as diesel or gasoline, forcing countries in the same region to import them from Europe and the Middle East, according to the newspaper.

The Jerusalem Post quoted the CEO of the Israeli company, Hanan Friedman, as saying: “In light of the success of the continental line that we have operated between the Gulf and the ports of Israel in recent months, which provides a solution for goods looking for a fast and safe alternative to shipping methods after the Houthi threat, I am pleased to announce The first experimental agreement of its kind, the aim of this technology is to test the planning process for transporting large quantities of fuel and related products from the opposite direction: from the Mediterranean Sea, through the ports of Israel and from there to Arab countries and the Gulf.

Source: Jerusalem Post