Grain Initiative: 11 more vessels leave Ukrainian ports

IHOR PYLYPIV, SATURDAY, 1 OCTOBER, 2022, 14:21 

As part of the implementation of the Grain Initiative, 11 vessels with 217,600 tonnes of agricultural products bound for Africa, Asia and Europe have left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi Port. 

Source: Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, on Facebook.

Quote: "On 1 October, as part of the implementation of the grain initiative, 11 vessels left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi Port. They have 217,600 tonnes of agricultural products on board [heading] for Africa, Asia and Europe," the report says. 

It is added that, in particular, the bulk carrier QUEEN LILA is transporting 29,000 tonnes of barley to Libya. 

In total, since the beginning of the grain corridor operation, taking into account the average capacity of today's vessels, 5.7 million tonnes of agricultural products have been exported. In total, 252 vessels with agricultural products left the Ukrainian ports; they were sent to countries in Asia, Europe and Africa.

Note:

On Tuesday, 27 September, 9 bulk carriers from the ports of Velyka Odesa [Odesa, Chornomorske and Pivdennyi ports – ed.] took 345,000 tonnes of agricultural products for Africa, Asia and Europe.

As part of the implementation of the Grain Initiative, on Monday, 26 September, four vessels with 88,170 tonnes of agricultural products bound for Asian and European countries left the ports of Odesa and Pivdennyi.

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