The contract for the sale of the first batch of grain exported by Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Lebanon has been canceled due to a delay in delivery, the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon said. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on August 1 with 26,000 tonnes of maize and was due to dock at the Lebanese port of Tripoli on Sunday.
Other purchase requests are under consideration
The five-month delivery period, however, has “prompted the buyer and the shipper to agree to cancel the order“On Tuesday evening, the press release of the Embassy of Ukraine, which was published shortly before midnight, clarified. According to him, the sender is studying “other purchase requests“.
The Razon, now resting in Mersin, southern Turkey, according to tracking website Marine Traffic, was inspected by Turkish and Russian experts near Istanbul last week. Russia and Ukraine signed two separate agreements on July 22, ratified by Turkey and the United Nations, allowing the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian agricultural products blocked by the war that began on February 24, despite sanctions. On Friday, three shipments of corn left Ukraine by convoy to Ireland, England and Turkey, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry. On Monday, the first ship docked at its final destination, Turkey.
A total of eight ships have sailed since the agreement was signed, according to Ukrainian authorities, who hope that three to five ships a day will be able to depart within two weeks.
Source: Le Figaro
