The initiative behind the new chamber is aimed at strengthening the business sector relations with EU institutions and lobbying Brussels on its behalf

Feller added the time was right to open the airport to new operators which will offer not only internal flights but also international flights

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

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

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

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)

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”

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