Turkey expects one vessel leaves Ukraine's ports every day — Reuters
Turkey expects that one ship loaded with grain will leave Ukrainian ports every day, as long as the Istanbul Grain Agreement, which ensures the safe passage of ships through the Black Sea, is in effect, Reuters reports.
According to Refinitiv Eikon, the first ship, RAZONI, which is carrying 26.5 thou. t of corn to Lebanon's Tripoli, is already halfway to Turkish waters.
"The plan is for a ship to leave...every day," the senior Turkish official told Reuters, referring to Odesa and the two other Ukrainian ports covered by the deal. "If nothing goes wrong, exports will be made via one ship a day for a while."
The official, who asked to remain anonymous, added that the RAZONI's departure was delayed by a couple of days by "technical problems" that are now fixed, and NATO member Turkey expected the safe-passage corridor to function well.
As part of the agreement, the four parties are monitoring shipments and conducting inspections from the JCC in Istanbul, which straddles the Bosphorus Strait that connects the Black Sea to world markets.
Grain export from Ukraine as of August 1 made up 1.61 mln t.
