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

The two strings service is part of a slot-exchange agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and enabling customers to use MOL's ARN between north Europe and west Africa

Hamburg Sd 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

The company noted that the new service will commence on August 23rd and will call at Haifa and Ashdod on fixed day

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

Mr. Yarom Oren and Mr. Ofer Gilboa signed last week an agreement to buy the controlling interest in CAL Cargo Air Lines for NIS38 millions

Zim deploys 12 container vessels with an average capacity of TEU 4,000 on the service

Net rough diamond exports amounted to $832 million in the first quarter, indicating a 164% rise over $315 million in the corresponding period of 2009