Russia blocks the passage of ships through the “grain corridor” to Ukrainian ports

UkrAgroConsult

The last vessel inspections for entry were recorded on June 28, with two bulk carriers allowed to enter the port of Odesa, the Joint Coordination Center (JCC) said in a statement. Two inspections were carried out in the opposite direction in July: On July 4, the Akdeniz M cargo ship with 30,000 tons of wheat to Turkey was allowed to pass through Odesa, and on July 2, the Agapi S cargo ship with 55,88 tons of corn for the Netherlands was allowed to pass through Chornomorsk.

Taking into account the published data, there are currently seven more vessels in the “grain corridor” that have already left the Ukrainian ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk with agricultural products (three of them to China and one each to India, Turkey, Djibouti and France), and three more are being loaded or moving towards the ports.

As reported earlier, the UN recognized that the JCC, due to the actions of the Russian side, has not issued a permit for any new dry cargo ship to join the Black Sea Grain Initiative since June 26.

The day before, the Russian Foreign Ministry actually confirmed the blocking of ships entering the grain corridor, saying that all ships must leave it by July 18.

Russia says it has no plans to continue its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, demanding a partial lifting of sanctions and the resumption of the Togliati-Odesa ammonia pipeline, which has been blown up in at least two places.

Tags: blocking ports, Black Sea grain corridor