Israel Shippers' Council (ISC) chairman said that the government proposal for reform in port tariffs could not go through unless the government provide full and comprehensive comparison with the existing tariff

The reform proposes basing port fees on the cost of providing the services and the cancellation of cross subsidies between export and import cargos

The FICC proposed the inclusion in the 2007 budget of a plan to continue the exposure of the Israeli economy to competing imports

Representatives of Israel's shipper's council ( ISC) and representatives of Israel Manufacturers Association met last week Mr. Meir Shitrit, Minister of Transport, to discuss ways to revise Israel's "unfair" ports tariff