First ship with Ukrainian food since February leaves Pivdennyi Seaport
Oleksii Pavlysh – MONDAY, 8 AUGUST 2022, 09:12
On the morning of 8 August, as part of the "Grain Initiative", the first ship with Ukrainian food since 24 February left Pivdennyi Seaport – the bulk carrier SACURA is heading to Italy.
This was announced by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine on Facebook.
The vessel joined the convoy with the bulk carrier ARIZONA, which departed from the port of Chornomorsk to the Netherlands. A total of 60,000 tonnes of agricultural products are on board the ships.
Today, the largest Ukrainian port – Pivdennyi – is fully involved in the implementation of the Initiative. All the ports of Greater Odessa are now being used for the export of agricultural products.
Our current goal is to increase transshipment in ports. Within 2 weeks, we plan to reach a transshipment volume of 3-5 vessels per day," said Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine.
"We are working with the guarantors of the agreements so that the ‘grain corridor’ works smoothly and all safety requirements for shipping are met," the minister added.
"Not taking into account the ships sent today, 8 ships with Ukrainian agricultural products have already left the ports as part of the implementation of the agreements," the ministry added.
Background:
On Sunday, 7 August, a second convoy with Ukrainian food left the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk – 3 vessels from Chornomorsk and one more from Odesa.
For the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia on 24 February, a vessel for loading arrived in Ukraine on Saturday evening – the bulk carrier FULMAR S.
On 2 August, the Ministry of Defence of Turkey confirmed the arrival of the RAZONI grain carrier with Ukrainian grain – the first vessel to depart within the framework of the "grain agreement" between Ukraine, Turkey, the UN and Russia. On 3 August, the inspection of the first ship with Ukrainian grain was completed in Turkey. The ship passed through the Bosphorus and headed for the Sea of Marmara.
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