First vessel outside of grain corridor departs Chornomorsk, moves though temporary corridor

A Palau-flagged bulk carrier RESILIENT AFRICA loaded with 3,000 tons of wheat has left the port of Chornomorsk and is heading towards the Bosphorus, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine informs on Twitter.

This is the first of the two vessels that entered the port of Chornomorsk on September 16 via a temporary corridor for civilian vessels established by the Ukrainian Navy.

Another vessel, AROYAT, is loaded with Ukrainian wheat for Egypt.

According to the Navigational Order of the Ukrainian Navy No. 6, temporary routes for civilian vessels to/from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine came into effect on August 8, 2023.