Zim has been operating on this service with the GA since 2008. Hamburg Sd may provide a vessel to the service at a later stage

Loop ABX will also call Damietta, enabling OOCL to offer service on a bi-weekly basis, thereby doubling the capacity

The Asia Black Sea Express service (ABX) will call at the Egyptian port of Damietta on bi-weekly frequency which will allow doubling the capacity from the Far East to Israel

The new service optimises the existing networks and deploys 4 vessels of each 2.200 TEU, the service will begin January 2009

Potatoes will go to the UK, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Greece, Belgium and Poland

Imports from China (by country of origin) have grown from $900m in 2000 to $4.6b in 2007

In 2007, Israel imported a total of $56.6 billion worth of goods, out of which $24.2 billion originated from Europe

The move will take effect as from October 6th this year. The move will enable El Al to offer more flexible services and better flights schedule