Zim to spend $1.36 billion on 8 new mega container ships
Sea Transport
10.09.07
Zim to spend $1.36 billion on 8 new mega container ships
The new ships will be delivered in 2012. The company did not disclose the name of the shipyard that will build the ships
Shlomo Shmeltzer and Shlomi Fogel. suger for start
Sea Transport
10.09.07
Israel's new private port marked the entry of the first ship
Following 12 years of negotiations Israel marked the entry of the first ship, a cargo vessel carrying 9,000 tons of Brazilian sugar to Israel Shipyards port, its first private port
Export Institute: 10% more exports in 2007 compared to 2006
Industry & Trade
10.09.07
Export Institute: 10% more exports in 2007 compared to 2006
Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute chairman David Arzi predicted a further 10% rise in 2008 to US$77 billion
Fedex – the fastest express service in Israel
Air Transport
10.09.07
Fedex – the fastest express service in Israel
47% of the business community regard Fedex as the fastest & most professional courier service. The result points at 2% increase compared to last year
Committee of inquiry following mid – sea collision
Sea Transport
10.09.07
Committee of inquiry following mid – sea collision
The Ministry of Transport appointed last week a committee of inquiry headed by captain Alex Gerson from the Israeli Shipping & Ports Authority to study the accident
Israel to begin implement the CSI program at Ashdod Port
Sea Transport
03.09.07
Israel to begin implement the CSI program at Ashdod Port
The implementation of the CSI comes into effect following Customs and government officials of the United States and Israel signed a declaration of principles on March 2007
El Zaben (L) with Shai Yechezkel of Ruth Cargo
Industry & Trade
03.09.07
The head of Jordan’s Customs in secret visit to Israel
Mr. El Zaben met with Israeli officials to discuss increasing traffic of Jordan's foreign trade through Israel, particularly trade with the US and Europe which moves via Haifa Port
Haifa Port: A Liner Collided with Cargo Ship
Sea Transport
03.09.07
Haifa Port: A Liner Collided with Cargo Ship
Navy divers found the bodies of two missing seamen from the Slovakian cargo ship that sunk in Haifa Bay on Thursday night after colliding with the Cypriot passenger liner
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