According to maritime traffic monitoring websites, the Razoni ship docked tonight in the Turkish port of Mersin, on the northeastern coast of the Mediterranean. Local media reports that a new buyer has already been found in Turkey for the corn he is transporting.
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain docked at the Turkish port of Mersina today, according to maritime traffic monitoring websites, and its cargo found a new buyer, a news website reported.
The Sierra Leonean-flagged cargo ship Razoni departed on August 1 from the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa with 26,000 tons of corn and was due to dock at the port of Tripoli in Lebanon on Sunday.
The five-month delivery period, however, “prompted the buyer and the shipper to agree to cancel the order,” the Ukrainian embassy explained in a statement Tuesday night.
According to maritime traffic monitoring websites, the Razoni docked tonight in the Turkish port of Mersin, on the northeastern Mediterranean coast.
A new buyer has been found in Turkey for the corn being transported by the ship Razoni, the Middle East Eye news website reported. “The cargo has been sold and will be unloaded in Mersina,” said Ahmed Al-Fares of Ashram Shipping Agency, according to Middle East Eye.
An agreement signed by Russia and Ukraine and ratified by the United Nations and Turkey in Istanbul in July allowed for the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports to stem the global food crisis.
Frederick Kenney, the top UN official overseeing the deal, said today from New York that wheat exports would resume next week after ships laden with corn were blocked in Ukrainian ports following the Russian invasion. they were able to set sail.
“We are seeing a steady increase in the number of ships in arrivals and departures. This is a good start,” he added.
The United Nations expects Ukraine’s grain exports to increase following the agreement reached between Moscow and Kiev, said Kenney, the UN interim coordinator at the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul.
“We have so far allowed 12 ships to depart for Ukrainian ports, carrying tons of grain and other food.” Today, a total of five ships were inspected, he added, a new high.
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