An Israeli grain importer has said it will not receive the cargo of a ship allegedly carrying stolen Ukraine grain after the vessel became the focus of a major diplomatic spat between the two countries.
The Israel Grain Importers Association said that the cargo – which Kyiv says was stolen by Russia from occupied Ukrainian territories and had been scheduled to be unloaded at the port of Haifa – would need to go elsewhere.
“The Russian supplier of the wheat shipment will be required to find an alternative destination for its discharge”, the association said in a statement.
MarineTraffic tracking data showed the bulk carrier Panormitis sailing away from the port of Haifa on…