By KYIV. Jan 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Two dry cargo ships with more than 45,000 tonnes of wheat and corn left Ukrainian ports on Friday, January 6, the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) ha said.
"On January 5, two ships left Ukrainian ports, they are transporting a total of 45,300 tonnes of grain and other food under the Black Sea Grain Initiative," the centre said.
Dry cargo ships Lady Divina (18,300 tonnes of wheat) and Med Island (27,000 tonnes of corn) went to Italy.
Six dry cargo ships are also sent to the ports, which passed through the humanitarian corridor on January 6.
"As of January 6, the total tonnage of grain and other foodstuffs exported from the three Ukrainian ports is 16.833 million tonnes. A total of 1,250 voyages (622 inbound and 628 outbound) have been enabled so far," the JCC said.
