Lebanon Refuses to Purchase Ukrainian Corn Bound for Tripoli Port on the "Razoni" Ship

After Lebanon rejected the cargo of the "Razoni" cargo ship carrying Ukrainian corn, it was decided that the ship would not enter the Lebanese port of Tripoli on Tuesday, August 9. According to TASS news agency, the Ukrainian grain supplier stated it is looking for a new buyer, as the Lebanese customer refused to purchase 26,000 tons of corn. Consequently, the cargo ship altered its course and canceled its final destination on August 9. The source did not specify the port the ship might head to, which had previously been near the Turkish port of Iskenderun. The source stated, "A new buyer can be found in any neighboring country and not necessarily in Lebanon." According to the ship tracking service Marine Traffic, the status of the cargo ship was changed to "Order," indicating that the ship is waiting to find a new buyer for the corn. The Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon later confirmed that the Lebanese customer indeed rejected the purchase of the corn shipment from the Razoni ship. According to information from the cargo supplier, the last buyer in Lebanon declined to accept the shipment due to delivery delays (over five months), and thus the supplier is now looking for another buyer, possibly from Lebanon or another country, as mentioned by the diplomatic mission on Twitter. The Razoni left the port of Odessa on August 1. Inspectors from the Istanbul Joint Coordination Center inspected the cargo ship at the entrance of the Bosphorus Strait on Wednesday. A delegation of 20 representatives from Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations checked the documentation of the agricultural products.