By NEW YORK (UN). Oct 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Six ships with food on Friday left Ukrainian ports, having received permission from the Joint Coordination Center (JCC).
On October 28, six ships left Ukrainian ports, they are transporting a total of 223,430 tonnes of grain and other agricultural products as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the JCC said in a statement.
The ship Kavo Perdika will deliver 54,160 tonnes of corn to Israel, the Zante – 47,270 tonnes of rapeseed to Belgium. The dry cargo ship Asl Tia transports 39,000 tonnes of sunflower meal to China, the dry cargo ship Super Bayern transports 33,000 tonnes of corn to Italy.
In addition, the two ships Rising Eagle (25,000 tonnes of wheat) and Lina (25,000 tonnes of corn) are sent to Egypt.
The grain that has arrived at its destination can be processed and then transported to other countries, the JCC explained.
It is noted that as of October 27, the total tonnage of grain and other agricultural products exported from three Ukrainian ports is 9,239,819 tonnes.
At the moment, 101 vessels have been registered for verification by the JCC, another 76 have applied to join the initiative, the report says.
