Police arrested captain & crew of Zim ship that collided with Japanese boat
Sea Transport
31.10.05
Police arrested captain & crew of Zim ship that collided with Japanese boat
"Zim Asia", Zim Integrated Shipping Services' container vessel which is suspected of sinking a Japanese fishing boat five weeks ago, in which seven Japanese fishermen drowned, docked at Haifa Port Sunday morning last week
Port of Ashdod
Sea Transport
31.10.05
Port of Ashdod – EMTA announced 50% reduction in congestion surcharge
Member lines of the Europe/Mediterranean Trade Agreement (EMTA) have slashed their Ashdod congestion surcharge from 7% to 3.5%, effective from November 1st 2005
Chamber of shipping requested government to allow port work on Sabbath
Sea Transport
24.10.05
Chamber of shipping requested government to allow port work on Sabbath
Mr. Nahum Ganzarsky, President if the Israeli Chamber of Shipping addressed last week the ministers of Transport and Finance requesting their approval to grant work permits to port workers in Haifa
Ashdod port : First China Shipping vessel docked
Sea Transport
17.10.05
Ashdod port : First China Shipping vessel docked
The first China Shipping TEU 4250 capacity containership "Xin Yang Shan" docked last week for the first time at the port of Ashdod
Meir Sheetrit, Transport Minister
Sea Transport
17.10.05
Transport Minister appointed team to examine "Zim Asia" collision
Meir Sheetrit, Transport Minister, appointed last week a special investigation team to examine the circumstances of the collision on September 29 between an Israeli container ship, "Zim Asia" and a Japanese fishing vessel in which seven Japanese fisherman
Shipping & Ports Authority to investigate "Zim Asia" collision
Sea Transport
10.10.05
Shipping & Ports Authority to investigate "Zim Asia" collision
After admitting that one of the company's ships was involved in the collision last week with the Japanese fishing boat, Zim's chairman Idan Ofer made a formal apology to the families of the seven Japanese fishermen killed when the Israeli ship collided wi
Port of Ashdod
Sea Transport
03.10.05
Port of Ashdod to grant shippers extra two days free storage during New Year holidays
In line with the port willingness to improve services, the port management had decided to grant extra two days free storage for cargo arriving to the port during the period - 25.10.05- 4.10.05
MSC marked it's 15th year in Israel
Sea Transport
03.10.05
MSC marked it's 15th year in Israel
MSC Israel marked last week it's 15th year of service in the Israeli foreign trade. The event to which hundreds of the company's clients were invited, was held at Shfaym, a seaside resort
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