Israel and Cyprus signed deal demarcating sea borders
21.12.10
Israel and Cyprus signed deal demarcating sea borders
The intention behind the signing is to facilitate a search for mineral deposits in the east Mediterranean where huge natural gas reserves have been discovered
Minister of Trade and Labor , Binyamin Ben Eliezer
21.12.10
Trade and Labor Ministry: volume of trade with Turkey up 30%
Exports to Turkey between January and July 2010 totaled US$811.8 million. The increase comes despite a sharp deterioration in political relations between the two countries
Israeli airport passenger traffic: all-time record
21.12.10
Israeli airport passenger traffic: all-time record
Israeli airport passenger traffic broke an all-time as passenger number 11,071,001 passed through Ben Gurion Airport passport control
Zim will change its East Med Express Service
13.12.10
Zim will change its East Med Express Service
The EMX service between Asia and the Black Sea, effective December 30, eliminates a westbound call at Xiamen and replaces it with Qingdao
Eilat Port heading for privatization
13.12.10
Eilat Port heading for privatization
Ministerial privatization committee authorized the Government to privatize the port of Eilat. This is the first step in a government long term plan to privatize Israel's maritime ports
Avi Edery, Transport Workers Union chairman
13.12.10
General Federation of Labor threatens ports strike
The ports worker's union declared a labor dispute in advance over the salary talks, thereby bypassing the mandatory 14-day cooling off period
Israel allows increased exports from the Gaza Strip
13.12.10
Israel allows increased exports from the Gaza Strip
Under the new regulations, Palestinians will be able to export furniture, textiles and agricultural products which represent Gaza's main industries
Worldwide interest in Eilat rail project
13.12.10
Worldwide interest in Eilat rail project
Companies from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Georgia have so far responded to Transportation Ministry's request to submit proposals for project's planning