As the IMF sees inflation in Israel reaching 2.7% this year after 2010 saw a 2.2% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

The service that will connect Tilbury, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven in Europe with Veracruz and Altamira in Mexico is the fastest on this route and is not calling any US port

Israel received nearly 3.5 million visitors in 2010, the highest number of visitors to Israel in one year. 14% increase compared to previous record in 2008

The company noted that beginning in February 2011 Iscont Lines, serving Israeli ports and North European ports, will offer direct weekly call to the port of Hamburg

The EMX service between Asia and the Black Sea, effective December 30, eliminates a westbound call at Xiamen and replaces it with Qingdao

The new rotation will offer, for the first time, three calls at Israeli ports. First sailing of the reconfigured rotation will bw M/V LORRAINE 049, departing Felixstowe on December 11

Israeli maritime delegation of top government officials had secretly visited Europe. The Port is used for trading with Far East & East African countries

The two planes were only 800 feet apart, below the minimum of 1,000 feet allowed between aircraft.The Transportation Ministry launched an investigation into the incident