As could be seen on location websites on Wednesday evening, the freighter entered the Mediterranean port of Mersin. According to a media report, a new buyer had previously been found for the 26,000 tons of corn on board.
The “Razoni” left the Ukrainian port of Odessa for Lebanon last Monday and should have docked in Tripoli last Sunday. However, this did not happen – the Lebanese buyer of the 26,000 tons of corn withdrew from the purchase contract, according to Ukrainian sources, because the delivery had been delayed by five months due to the Russian war of aggression.
A new buyer was then desperately sought. According to the website The Middle East Eye, a buyer has now been found in Turkey. The online medium referred to a ship agent.
Because of the Russian war of aggression, all of Ukraine’s grain exports from its Black Sea ports have been blocked in recent months, contributing to a global food crisis. Just recently, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN agreed on an agreement to break the blockade.
After the “Razoni” several more freighters started. These all had mainly corn on board. The first ship with wheat is scheduled to leave Ukraine next week, as the responsible UN coordinator Frederick Kenney announced in Istanbul on Wednesday. The center for monitoring the agreement on grain exports is located in the Turkish metropolis.
Source: Nachrichten
