The application states that the U.S. defense department wants to charter a vessel capable of lifting 325 on board standard 20-foot containers. Goods to be removed in the tender marked as "munitions". Other details, except that the goods belong to the category of explosive, in the application are not disclosed.
A cargo vessel, which plans to hire a command naval transport U.S. Navy, will perform two flights from the port of Astakos (Astakos) in Greece in Ashdod in Israel. The tender was announced on 31 December 2008 on the condition of the first delivery of cargo in Ashdod no later than January 25. The second shipment, said the application also must arrive at the Israeli port until the end of January.
Officials from the U.S. defense establishment has refused to Reuters any comments on the application to charter the ship.
USA, said Reuters, have their own cargo fleet to transport arms, frequently resorted to hiring civilian courts. So in December 2008, according to the agency, the U.S. defense establishment zafrahtovalo civilian vessel for the delivery of military goods to Israel. Then the company won a tender from Germany, which has refused to announce any details of the agreement.
Sources agencies familiar with the terms of the contract, was told that if it was a much larger shipment as specified in the tender on January 2009. It required a vessel that can carry 989 standard 20-foot containers of Sunny Point, North Carolina, to the port of Ashdod. The decision to charter for the transport of civilian cargo ship, they Reuters associated with Israel's decision to start special operation in the Gaza Strip.
Israel December 27, 2008 announced the beginning of military operations in Gaza aimed at - the cessation of rocket attacks by Palestinian militants of the country.
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