Haifa
The port of Haifa is Israel's oldest port, originally built by the British in 1933. The port includes the main area as well as the Kishon Port area. The port Haifa's main breakwater is 2,826 meters long and its lee breakwater is 765 meters long. The entrance to the port is 13.8 meters deep and 183 meters wide. The port of Kishon's main breakwater is 600 meters long and its lee breakwater is 350 meters long. The port of Haifa employed almost 900 workers in 2004.
Haifa is the main port of Israel's submarine fleet and serves to protect shipping to and from Israel.
