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

The vessel, registered under Hong kong, was built in 2012

With a new direct weekly call in Haifa, MSC's Golden Gate Service will offer shorter transit time with 13 9200 TEU vessels. Israeli sources noted that it will have a major impact on the Israeli shipping sector.

The port calling id part of the Black Sea Express Service of the G6 Alliance

Israel is ranked second most educated country in the world, among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics

Israel is ranked 25th out of the 34 OECD member states, ahead of only Turkey, Italy, and Greece

On the size of its government, where it scored 4.6 out of a possible 10, Israel was ranked 127th

Israel is ranked 5th out of 17 countries in the Middle East/North Africa region. The country came in 42nd last year, but its score actually improved since, to 68.5 points from 67.7