Nine more grain ships leave Ukrainian seaports

Nine ships carrying 345,000 tonnes of agricultural products for Africa, Asia and Europe departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Tuesday, September 27.

According to Ukrinform, the press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.

The largest of the vessels that left Ukrainian ports on September 27 is the Maran Excellence, loaded with 115,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain. The Nord Wind, with 27,300 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat for Tunisia, also sailed from a Ukrainian port on Tuesday.

As many as 231 ships with 5.29 million tonnes of agricultural products have left Ukrainian ports for countries in Asia, Europe and Africa since August 1.

As reported, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres signed the initiative on the safe transportation of grain and foodstuffs from the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi at the proposal of the United Nations in Istanbul on July 22.

Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine