The Israeli cabinet will vote to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. NIS 144 million will be invested in reducing electricity consumption in the private sector and local authorities

The CAA had granted permission for a total of 53 foreign carriers to operate regular passenger flights in and out of the country, including six new companies

Tel Aviv climbed sharply to the 24th place from the 38th place in 2008. Jerusalem has also become a more expensive city to live in, moving up 12 spots to the 27th place

Mr. Yaron Katz will assume the role of Country Commercial Manager. He has been with the shipping industry for 18 years 10 of which with the A.P. Moller-Maersk group

Following the recent board of directors meeting in Copenhagen, Head quarters of A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, it was decided to change the corporate structure of its Tel-Aviv based Israel subsidiary, Mercury Shipping Company Ltd

Israel’s Arkia airline inaugurated last week a direct air service between Israel to Georgia. On the inaugural flight Arkia’s Boing 757 flew the two and a half hours flight carrying 3 tons of cargo

In a press release Maman Aviation emphasized that since July 2003 when Arkia began its direct flights to Copenhagen, and due to special agreements made by Arkia, it is now possible to offer cargo connection flights to almost all Scandinavian destination