The event will be opened by Mr. Shaul Mofaz, Israel's Minister of Transport, in the presence of business leaders representing several leading multinational logistic companies such asKuehne + Nagel,UTi, representatives of leading shipping companies such as

Carriers of the Europe/Mediterranean Trade Agreement reduced last week by $3 their war risk surcharge for vessels calling at Israeli ports to $24 from $27

Mr. Yoram Hoffman, director general of AMA, said that the new system can increase transportation distance and bring Israeli fresh produce such as Avocadoes to far away markets

Members of the Europe/Mediterranean Trade Agreement (EMTA) decided to abolish the collection of surcharge for congestion in Ashdod's Port as from 15th January 2006

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

EMTA conference ( European Mediterranean Trade Agreement ) announced last week a general freight rate increase of us$90/TEU effective from April 7th 2005. The freight rate increase will cover the eastbound leg only