This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration and Minister of Community Development, Territories, and Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov.
“This is the first of two ships that entered the Chornomorsk port last week using the temporary corridor for civilian vessels established by the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” he noted.
The second ship is currently in the port being loaded with wheat for Egypt.
As previously reported, the navigation corridor established by the Ukrainian Armed Forces was initially used for evacuating vessels that were in the ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa, and Pivdenny at the time of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Afterward, the bulk carriers Resilient Africa and Aroyat confirmed their readiness to use the route to enter the Chornomorsk port for loading nearly 20,000 tons of wheat for countries in Africa and Asia, leading to a drop in global wheat prices.
The ships are flying the flag of Palau, and their crews consist of citizens from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Ukraine
According to Bloomberg, wheat prices worldwide have decreased after the first grain ship left Ukraine despite the disruption of the grain deal by Russia.
“The first grain ship has left one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in more than two months as Kyiv seeks to challenge the maritime blockade by Russia after the failure of the safe passage agreement. Wheat prices have fallen,” the report states.
Indeed, on September 19, wheat futures fell by 1.3% to $5.84 per bushel.
However, as Bloomberg notes, it is too early to determine any significant impact from the opening of this corridor.