Zim's former local agent, Overseas Freighters Shipping, filed a damages suit and the court seized 575 containers valued at 9 Million Euro

The ships, of about TEU 4,000 or TEU 4,500, are expected to spend up to six months at anchor, by which time the world trade picture should be clearer

El Al received the full payment for the plane when the contract was signed in October. In May El Al completed an order for four 777-200Ers from Boeing

The planes, built in 1983, will be sold to an airline in the Philippines and to an investment company in Singapore for $6.5 million each

Statistical analysis made by the economic department of Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) and published last week showed that Industrial exports to China, excluding diamonds, fell in January-September 2005 by 3.5% to $453 milli

The "Special 301 Report" priority watch list for 2005, published last week by the office of the US Trade Representative ( USTR ) part of the U.S. International Trade Commission, put Israel back on its priority watch list of countries violating intellectua

In January 2005 import of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.8 billion, export of goods (excluding diamonds) totaled $2.0 billion and the trade deficit (excluding diamonds) totaled $0.8 billion

Study published by the British financial weekly “The Economist” shows that Israel’s per capita GDP is almost $20,000 in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP)