Levaquin, a quinolone antibiotic, never got an import license by Israeli authorities. 21,000 bottles of the drug were seized in Ashdod port last week

Total industrial exports, excluding diamonds, fell by 2.5% to $7.2 billion during the same period, due mainly to plant closures in the north of Israel and a partial closure of Haifa port

The company recently bought eight container ships from the Hyundai Shipyards in Korea. 4 of 8,200 TEU's, and 4 of 10,000 TEU's. The deal is worth $1 billion

The company had agreed to a request from Ministry of Transport director general Gideon Siterman to continue flying to Cairo until the end of 2006

Israel's Civil Aviation Administration recently granted permits to ten airlines to add flights, including Air France, Delta Air Lines and Hapag-Lloyd Flug GmbH (HapagFly)

Haifa Port lost NIS 35 million in revenue and in addition, had to pay port employees over NIS 12 million in premiums, even though they did not turn out to work

The rate of growth in the number of Israeli patents registered in the States exceeded the rate of growth in the number of American patents registered

The main reason for the deflation in the three months July-September was the sharp shekel appreciation against the basket of currencies