Taxi from ashdod

We will be in Ashdod in a few weeks time and intend booking a taxi onto Jerusalem.

There are conflicting reports regarding where the taxis pick up from, wil it be at the ship or at the port gates. Also conflicting reports if we can expect a free shuttle bus to take us from the ship to the port gate or if is an easy walk.

Any help would be appreciated, we will be on the Celebrity Silhouette on the 1st November