Korean Air to resume freighter flights to Israel
Air Transport
18.04.10
Korean Air to resume freighter flights to Israel
All flights will fly to Seoul from there on connecting flights to destinations in the Far East, Australia and New Zealand
Evergreen to resume US west coast-Asia / Med pendulum May 10
Sea Transport
18.04.10
Evergreen to resume US west coast-Asia / Med pendulum May 10
The UAM service, starting on May 10 from Kaohsiung, will replace the company’s current Asia-Pacific-North West Coast (PNW) and Far-East Mediterranean (FEM) services
In the first quarter of 2010, tourism was up 54% from 2009
Industry & Trade
18.04.10
In the first quarter of 2010, tourism was up 54% from 2009
March 2010 brought 313,000 tourists, the highest figure ever posted for that month, and 56% more than the figure for March 2009
Ben-Eliezer visited Kazakhstan last week for bilateral trade talks
Industry & Trade
18.04.10
Ben-Eliezer visited Kazakhstan last week for bilateral trade talks
During his visit the Israeli Minister met with Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Massimov and several ministers in talks about bilateral political and economic relations
Arkia Israel Airlines to begin flights to Aqaba
Air Transport
12.04.10
Arkia Israel Airlines to begin flights to Aqaba
The airline will operate flights on Fridays and Mondays, which will leave from Haifa airport and Ben-Gurion Airport starting next month
Car sales up in strong quarter for local importers
Industry & Trade
12.04.10
Car sales up in strong quarter for local importers
50,213 new cars were delivered in Israel in the first quarter of 2010, 30% more than the first quarter of 2009
Israel’s net polished diamond exports rise by 55%
Industry & Trade
12.04.10
Israel’s net polished diamond exports rise by 55%
Net rough diamond exports amounted to $832 million in the first quarter, indicating a 164% rise over $315 million in the corresponding period of 2009
Port of Haifa cargo volume up 15% in Q1
Sea Transport
12.04.10
Port of Haifa cargo volume up 15% in Q1
During the first quarter the port handled 5,245,000 tons of cargo. The port's container sector shows an increase of 14% to TEU 297,319
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