Following the opening of two new offices at Nitzana border crossing with Egypt and at Jordan River crossing, Kislev Forwarding and Trading Ltd. completed the setting up of a complete new basket of logistic services to its clients

Following complaints raised by Jordanian exporters, concerning long delays at Jordan river border crossing, the port of Haifa decided last week to extend free storage period for Jordanian export containers, from 4 to 6 days

US Trade Representative Robert Portman said last week that the US and Saudi Arabia had concluded negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement that will enable Saudi Arabia to join the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Manufacturers Association's Food Industries Association chairman Ron Kobrovsky said last week that in the first half of 2005 food exports rose by 15.7% to $343.4 million

In January-June 2005 Israel’s industrial exports to Arab countries, excluding diamonds, grew 21% to $106 million, compared with the corresponding period in 2004

The Israeli Jordanian bilateral chamber of commerce organized last week the first of its kind seminar between the management of the Haifa port company and representatives of the Israeli logistic sector and the Jordanian trading & customs clearing sectors

The new port project which is one of the largest infrastructure projects at present, estimated at NIS 1.2 billion (USD 264 million), aiming to increase Haifa Port's container capacity by an extra 450,000 TEU a year

Israeli and Jordanian transportation ministers Meir Sheetrit and Saud Naseirat attended last week the inauguration ceremony for the opening of the new terminal at the Sheikh Hussein Bridge crossing over the Jordan River