Under the new upgraded agreement, the parties will switch to a quarterly review, replacing the current method of supervising the Israeli inputs in good assembled in Jordan

APL announced recently the nomination of Tiran Shipping as general agent for both APL as well as APLL

The 2,200 TEU capacity ship is the first of six container ships to call at Ashdod on regular basis on three monthly calls as from January 2007

The company also noted that its market share of total cargoes moved was 44.2% compared to 40.7% in the corresponding period last year

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

Israel Airports Authority (IAA) Director-General Gabi Ophir said last week that a decision had been taken to construct an Islamic prayer room (mosque) for Muslim travelers passing through Ben-Gurion airport

The Israeli Civil Aviation Authority said last week it granted permission to Royal Jordanian Airlines to increase the number of flights it operates to Ben-Gurion airport, Tel Aviv

Gavriel Maimon, director-general of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, signed last week in Jerusalem an upgraded trade agreement with his counterpart at the Jordanian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dr. Muntasar Uqla