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

The Ministry of Tourism announced that a record 262,000 tourists and day visitors entered Israel in June, 1% more visitors than in June 2010. Cruise travel to Israel also reached an all-time high in June with the confirmed arrival of 50,000 tourists and c

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has added a call at the Russian port of Vostochniy to its westbound leg of its ZCS service. Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company is the largest container terminal in the Russian Far East

The ZCS realignment will create two separate strings, ZCS Pacific and ZCS Atlantic. The new structure is part of the comprehensive strategic plan that enhances Zim’s responsiveness to global market conditions

Israel is 1st in the world in total expenditures of R&D as % of GDP, entrepreneurship, central bank policy and scientific research and 2nd in access to venture capital and public expenditure on education

The new rotation will commence at Ningbo on May 20th. The South China service is enhanced, together with Zim’s partners The Grand Alliance and Hyundai, with the SCE and SCE2