The report looked at 185 countries. At the top: Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand

The countries from which exports to Israel totaled more than US2 billion: US, China, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Turkey, UK, Switzerland and India

The country fall to 19th place, after scoring 78.57 from a possible 100

The Israeli shipping company adds Odessa to its rotation on one line, offers a new joint service to Asian ports

The service operates with 10 Zim container ships with an average capacity of TEU 4,170

Imports from China have grown from 0.9 billion US$ in 2000, to US$ 6.2 billion in 2010, compared to US$4.7B Dollars in 2009. 23.1% of goods manufactured in China were imported via third countries.

The EMX service between Asia and the Black Sea, effective December 30, eliminates a westbound call at Xiamen and replaces it with Qingdao

Israel improved ranking in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011, moving to 24 place compared to 27 place last year