2023-09-24 05:58:37
Two months after Russia withdrew from the grain agreement, a second ship loaded with wheat from Ukraine has reached Turkey. The freighter “Aroyat” reached the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul on Sunday morning via the southern exit of the Bosphorus, according to data from the websites Marine Traffic and Vessel Finder. The ship is carrying 17,600 tons of wheat destined for Egypt.
On Thursday, the first ship carrying Ukrainian wheat, the “Resilient Africa”, reached Turkey. The “Resilient Africa” and the “Aroyat”, both flying the Palau flag, had previously headed to the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to take on board a total of around 20,000 tons of wheat. They were the first grain freighters to reach a Ukrainian port since the end of the Black Sea agreement with Moscow.
The “Resilient Africa” left again on Tuesday and the “Aroyat” on Thursday. The Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea with the Mediterranean via the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles.
In mid-July, Russia withdrew from the grain agreement, which had enabled Ukraine to transport grain across the Black Sea despite Russia’s war of aggression. At the beginning of August, Ukraine opened sea routes for merchant ships from several Black Sea ports – despite Russia’s announcement that it would target any ship from Ukraine or with Ukraine in the Black Sea after the agreement expired.
Since then, several freighters have sailed through the Black Sea from Ukrainian ports, but initially not one of them was a ship loaded with grain.
Military tensions in the Black Sea have increased since Russia withdrew from the agreement. Russia attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure on the coast and along the Danube, while Kiev attacked Russian ships.
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