The report looked at 185 countries. At the top: Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand

The country has serve on the Council of Administration for the past four years

With a new direct weekly call in Haifa, MSC's Golden Gate Service will offer shorter transit time with 13 9200 TEU vessels. Israeli sources noted that it will have a major impact on the Israeli shipping sector.

The exports of goods totaled NIS19.9 billion, 34 percent imported from EU countries

The countries from which exports to Israel totaled more than US2 billion: US, China, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, UK, Switzerland and India

The port calling id part of the Black Sea Express Service of the G6 Alliance

Israel is ranked 25th out of the 34 OECD member states, ahead of only Turkey, Italy, and Greece

the average Israeli lifespan is 81.6 years, the average gross annual income is $25,849 and the education is rated at 0.907