An El Al plane flew to Sri Lanka and Indonesia, carrying 85 tons of emergency aid materials donated by Israeli organizations and companies. The plane landed in Colombo, Sri Lanka where equipment for emergency food kitchens donated by the National Council

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. announced on Wednesday the relocation of its regional hub from the Port of Haifa to the port of Taranto, Italy. Zim's announcement was due to the ongoing labor disputes at Israel's ports

As of the beginning of June 2004 Zim lines has restructure its service from Los Angeles to Israel. Within the framework of its new service schedule, Zim lines container service ships will not call at Los Angeles port on their route eastwards to Israel.