Despite the continuing conflict, Ukraine has exported some 15 million metric tons of cargo via its Black Sea transport hall, together with 10 million tons of agricultural items, in line with Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Monday.
Ukraine launched the hall hugging the western Black Sea coast close to Romania and Bulgaria in August shortly after Russia withdrew from a 2022 Black Sea grain export deal brokered by the U.N. and Türkiye and threatened to deal with all vessels as potential army targets.
“Over the five months of the corridor’s operation, 469 new vessels have called at our Ukrainian ports for loading,” Kubrakov mentioned in an announcement.
He mentioned that presently, 39 ships had been being loaded within the ports of Odesa, Chernomorsk and Pivdennyi, whereas one other 83 vessels had confirmed their readiness to name on the ports and export 2.4 million tons of varied cargoes.
Ukraine, a serious international grain grower and exporter, says its exportable grain surplus totals 50 million tons within the 2023/24 July-June season. It had exported 19.4 million tons of grain as of Jan. 8.
Source: www.dailysabah.com