KYIV. UkraineGate . 2 . October .2022 | Society .
Today, as part of the “grain initiative”, the fifth vessel chartered by the UN World Food Program has already entered the port of Odessa for loading.
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“Today, October 2, the new island vessel arrived at the port of Chornomorsk for loading. This is the fifth vessel chartered by the UN World Food Program. After loading with wheat, the ship will go to Somalia,” the message reads.
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Also today, as part of the implementation of the “grain initiative”, five vessels left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny. On board 114.7 thousand rubles. tons of agricultural products for Africa and Europe. Among them is the bulk carrier ARGO 1, which carries 31 thousand tons. tons of corn to Egypt, and bulk carrier DOGA K from 10 thousand tons. tons of wheat for Tunisia.
Recall
Ukraine, the UN, Turkey and Russia on July 22 signed an agreement (Ukraine and Russia separately) on the safe passage of ships through Ukrainian ports (Odessa, Chornomorsk, Yuzhny), which were blocked after the Russian invasion on February 24.
Ukraine is a major grain exporter, so the blockade of ports has delayed tens of millions of tons of grain in the country. The first vessel with grain within the framework of the agreement left the port of Odessa on August 1. The first vessel for loading entered the port of Odessa region on August 6.
Source: Ukrgate
