Mr. Shimon Kanias, director general of United, met recently Mr. Peter Larssen, DFDS deputy president to sign the co-operation agreement. According to Kanias the agreement covers logistic services in China. USA, Spain, Portugal, Italy & France

The former president of the Israeli Chamber of Shipping, Mr. Ganzarski, joins Reynold, forwarding arm of the Sun Hing Group, as Managing Director from 1 January 2006

Israel's diamond industry ended 2005 with impressive growth in all areas of activity, maintaining its position as a major world manufacturing and trading center for polished and rough diamonds

U.S. and Israeli officials said last week that U.S.-made radiation detectors would be installed at Israel's Haifa port, Israel's largest maritime gateway

Statistical analysis made by the economic department of Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) and published last week showed that Industrial exports to China, excluding diamonds, fell in January-September 2005 by 3.5% to $453 milli

Chinese and Israeli representatives signed last week a tourism cooperation deal. The signing ceremony held in the Dan Carmel hotel in Haifa, marked the end of a week-long visit of the Chinese delegation's to promote Chinese tourism in Israel

Ashdod port clients gathering held last Tuesday, were told that Shipping companies and other clients using the Ashdod port had saved a total of between NIS 80m to NIS 100m, since Israel's port system was reformed in February

China Shipping's AMAX (Asia -Mediterranean-America) service, will offer, through its Israeli subsidiary China Shipping (Israel) ltd, beginning December, a direct service from Israel to Los Angeles on US West Coast