Night flight at Ben Gurion airport approved
Air Transport
12.04.10
Night flight at Ben Gurion airport approved
Israel Katz, Minister of Transport and Road Safety, approved night flights at Ben-Gurion International Airport for the next three to four years
Mr. Idan Ofer in Ramallah
Sea Transport
12.04.10
Zim held economic convention in Ramallah, West Bank
About 150 West Bank importers and exporters participated in convention as well as the Chairman of Israel Corp. and Zim’s Chairman and CEO
Ashdod Port
Sea Transport
12.04.10
Finance and Transportation Ministers signed regulations to reform ports fees
The changes to the port fees will take effect on October 1, 2010. The ministerial signature clears the way for the IPOs of HaifaPort and Ashdod Port
ZIM launches new cross Suez service
Sea Transport
22.03.10
ZIM launches new cross Suez service
The new service will deploy twelve TEU 3,800 vessels, and will begin on April 7th in Shanghai
Israel economic performance index +0.2% in Feb
Industry & Trade
22.03.10
Israel economic performance index +0.2% in Feb
BOL: The rise in the index, following gains in recent months, points to a continued recovery in economic activity”
IAA: 555,000 passengers expected during Passover period
Air Transport
22.03.10
IAA: 555,000 passengers expected during Passover period
The most popular destinations for the holiday are the United States, Turkey, Italy, Germany and France
Israel Civil Aviation Authority: average age of Israeli civil aircraft fleet 13 years
Air Transport
22.03.10
Israel Civil Aviation Authority: average age of Israeli civil aircraft fleet 13 years
Average fleet age was 13 years as of January 2010 compared to 15 years in January 2007 and 14 years in January 2008
Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and minister Miguel
Industry & Trade
22.03.10
Israel signs trade agreement with South America
Israel is the first country outside South America to sign a free trade agreement with the regional Mercosur bloc. Brazilian President Lula da Silva visted Israel last week
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