
06.12.10
Hamburg Sd reconfigures North Europe- Israel service
The new rotation will offer, for the first time, three calls at Israeli ports. First sailing of the reconfigured rotation will bw M/V LORRAINE 049, departing Felixstowe on December 11

01.11.10
Israel improves ranking in global corruption Perceptions index
In the the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Israel is listed at number 30, up from 32nd place in 2009

05.10.10
Fraser Institute: Israel ranks 81 in Economic Freedom Ranking
The area in which Israel is least free is the size of government (5), a high marginal tax rate (5) and a high level of government spending (3)

06.09.10
Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year begins on September 9th
This year that date falls on the afternoon of 8th September 2010 and continues until the evening of 10th September 2010, which is also Sabbath eve

23.08.10
SCI announced India - Mediterranean container liner service
The weekly India-Mediterranean Service, known as I Med, will deploy a total of six vessels, each with capacities between 3,000 and 3,500 TEU starting August 26th

23.08.10
Hamburg Sd new Europe – Mediterranean Services
Hamburg Sd will employ five ships with a capacity between 2,500 and 2,700 TEU, including 600 reefer units. The new service will be based on a weekly fix day service

16.08.10
CBS: China jumps to 2nd place in import by country of origin
In 2009, the countries of origin from which imports were above one billion US$ were: U.S.A., China, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Japan, U.K., Switzerland, Turkey, France and India

05.07.10
"Rose Al-Youssef": Egypt bans Israeli planes from Taba
The Egyptian authorities are not prepared to allow Israeli planes to land, take off, or fly over Taba
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