China Shipping (Israel) Agency Co. Ltd, China Shipping agency in Israel was inaugurated on 1st November. The new agency replaced the old "Intermaritime" Ltd, which was the sole China Shipping agency in Israel until the end of October

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported last week Israel's trade figures for the third quarter

"Zim Asia", Zim Integrated Shipping Services' container vessel which is suspected of sinking a Japanese fishing boat five weeks ago, in which seven Japanese fishermen drowned, docked at Haifa Port Sunday morning last week

A survey carried out recently for the Transportation Ministry and published last week showed that the number of vehicles in Israel, which stood at the end of 2004 at 2 millions, is set to rise by 25% to 2.25 million by the year 2010

The Council of Ministers of the EU approved last week the extension of the cumulation rules of origin to Mediterranean basin countries. According to a statement issued last week by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the main beneficiaries of the EU exten

Chambers of Commerce president Uriel Lynn addressed last week the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Ehud Olmert to lower the present high customs duties on food imports

D&B Israel said last week that Israel’s tourism industry had been gradually improving over the past two years. According to D&B Israel, 1.25 million tourists entered Israel during January-August 2005, 26% more than last year

According to the chamber Israeli foreign trade, excluding diamonds, totaled $41.2 billion in January-August, 13%, or $4.7 billion higher, than during the corresponding period in 2004