Under U.S. law, Egypt and Israel can establish Qualified Industrial Zones or "QIZs” and export products manufactured in these zones to the United States duty-free

Hirchson welcomed Chancellor Brown’s support noting that Israel had made repeated efforts to join the prestigious organization in recent years

Netanyahu also noted that the government should continue with the port reform policy and privatize the Israeli port industry and liberalize the country's civil aviation industry

Shtark also noted that the government should decide to give the green light to begin the development of the second stage of the port of Ashdod

Mofaz added that foreign investment is much needed to the Israeli port industry. Mofaz congratulated the Palestinian delegation which participated in the event

Lynn said on the second day of the "port2port International Logistics & Transportation Conference" that last year Israel's trade balance reached the $100 billion mark

Breiman added that global container traffic is growing by more than 10% a year, following the introduction of innovative very large containerships

The Director General of the Ministry of Transport added that serious professional dialogue must take place among all parties in Israel to prevent labor unrest at the ports