A ship carrying 374 tonnes of bomb shells has passed through EU maritime territory on its way to Israel.
A second cargo ship likely to pass through Spanish waters in the coming days will also deliver tonnes of explosives and ammunition to the Israel Defense Forces’ largest weapons supplier.
Meanwhile 40 tonnes of steel bars are to be transported through Rotterdam from Brazil to an Israeli weapons maker next month.
Tonnes of munitions to Israel through EU territory
The SLNC Severn vessel left the Port of Paulsboro in New Jersey on 11 August carrying 374 tonnes of bomb shells, according to shipping records obtained by The Ditch.
The munitions are to be delivered to a subsidiary of Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems.
The vessel is off the coast of North Africa, having passed through Spanish maritime territory near the Strait of Gibraltar on Tuesday afternoon. It is expected to arrive at the Israeli port of Ashdod next week.
A second ship, the Zim Virginia, left the US less than a week ago with tonnes of Israeli munitions onboard and is also expected to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar early next month.
The Israeli-registered vessel is carrying 22 tonnes of explosives, 2.3 tonnes of bullets and more than 19 tonnes of ammunition links ordered by Elbit Systems.
It’s expected to arrive in Haifa on 16 September.
From Rotterdam to Israel
Meanwhile a Brazilian company exposed by The Ditch and Intercept Brasil as a supplier of steel to Elbit Systems' subsidiary IMI Systems (formerly Israel Military Industries) is to send another shipment to the arms manufacturer next week.
A 40-tonne shipment of steel bars manufactured by Villares Metals is to leave on the MSC Leila from the port of Santos on 2 September. The ship is expected to arrive in Rotterdam at the end of September.
The shipment is scheduled to depart from the Dutch port for Haifa on the Zim America on September 30.
