The first ship carrying grain exported by Ukraine docked at its final destination, Turkey, on Monday, Kiev announced. This is the truck Polarnet: which left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk with 12 thousand tons of corn on Friday. A statement from the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine said that the ship reached its destination as planned after an inspection by the Istanbul-based Joint Coordination Center (JCC) under the terms of an international agreement signed in July. “This first successful experience (…) allows us to be optimistic about future prospects“The press release quotes the Minister of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kubrakov, who thanked the crew for being one of the first to test this mechanism.
In turn, RazonThe first ship, which left the port of Odesa on Monday, August 1, with 26,500 tons of corn, and which was supposed to dock in Tripoli, Lebanon, on Sunday, has not yet reached its destination. According to the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon, “In Lebanon, the final buyer refused to accept the shipment due to the delay in delivery times (five months)“. “So the sender looks for another receiver. It could be in Lebanon or another countryThe embassy of Ukraine was added to “Twitter”.
Two newly loaded ships leave Ukraine on Tuesday
Day by day more and more cargo ships depart from Ukraine. On Friday, August 5, three ships loaded with corn bound for Ireland, England and Turkey left the country in a convoy, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry. They were followed two days later, on Sunday August 7, by four more cargo ships, authorities said, noting that they were carrying about 170,000 tons of goods.related to agriculture“.
On Tuesday, two new ships loaded with 70,000 tons of grain left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk under an agreement to resume exports from Kyiv, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine announced. “Two ships with a total cargo volume of 70,000 tons left Chornomorsk port. The Rahmi Yaggi ship will deliver 5,300 tons to Turkey, and the Ocean Lion ship will deliver about 65,000 tons of corn to South Korea.“, the ministry announced on its Telegram channel. In the opposite direction, the first ship was able to dock at the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk (south) to load grain there. The first after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainian authorities announced.
On July 22, Russia and Ukraine signed two separate agreements, ratified by Turkey and the United Nations, that allow the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian agricultural products despite Western sanctions. In order to alleviate the food crisis. Boats entering Ukrainian ports must be inspected by Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and UN experts in a Turkish port in exchange for safe passage into international waters.
Source: Le Figaro
