
17.07.06
Lynn: “Forgeries are a cancer eating away at the fabric of our economy"
The conference was also informed that the counterfeiting industry was not only harming Israel’s reputation, but also causing loss of revenue from customs tariffs, VAT and income tax

10.07.06
Zim signed an agreement to purchase 8 Hyundai ships for USD 1 billion
The ships are expected to be delivered to Zim in the second half of 2009. The purchase includes four twenty foot equivalent (TEU) 8,200 type vessels and four TEU 10,000 ships

10.07.06
The Palestinian Shippers' Council request assistance to overcome present difficulties
The PSC had agreed with ports of Haifa and Ashdod that Palestinian importers would be entitled to 6 days free of storage charge rather than the usual 4 days allowed to Israeli importers

10.07.06
Israel and the Ukraine: new bilateral air service agreement signed
Gideon Siterman Director-General of the Transportation and Road Safety Ministryannounced last week that Israel and the Ukraine had signed a new bilateral air service agreement (ASA)

10.07.06
Brosh: military operations in Gaza will not harm growth
Manufacturers Association president Shraga Brosh said last week that: “The recent security incidents in and around Gaza, will not affect industrial strength and growth in 2006”

10.07.06
Israel Airports Authority completed improvements to Eilat Airport
The arrivals lounge had been expanded and the departures lounge had been refurbished. An additional parking strip, costing over NIS 2 million had neen laid

10.07.06
UTi Worldwide, Inc. negotiate to buy a controlling interest of Transclal Trade Ltd
According to announcement made last week to the Tel Aviv stock exchange UTi Worldwide, Inc. an international, non-asset-based logistics company negotiate to buy a controlling interest of "Transclal Trade Ltd." at $40 million company value

10.07.06
1H, 2006 - Ben-Gurion Airport hits record
According to data released last week by Israel's Airport Authority and related to the first half of 2006, passenger traffic at Ben-Gurion International Airport recently broke the 4-million passenger mark
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