The transit, Ukraine’s first maritime export since Russia invaded in February, was made possible by a deal the two countries reached in July
on August 1st. . “I understand what war is,” the ship’s Syrian captain, Mohammad Abdoh, told Ukrainian officials a few days earlier, “and I am ready to go.” Theis headed to Lebanon. At least ten other ships, among the dozens trapped in Ukrainian ports since the start of the war, are loaded and ready to follow.
Under the export scheme, cargo ships sailing to and from Ukraine will pass through a safe corridor in the Black Sea. The process will be administered by a “Joint Coordination Centre” in Istanbul, staffed by representatives from Ukraine and Russia as well as Turkey and the UN. They will oversee the transit routes and inspect ships headed to Odessa to make sure they are not carrying any weapons.
The ships stuck in Ukraine’s ports since the start of the war will be the first to leave. Whether grain traders have enough faith in the agreement to send new ships to Ukraine is unclear. Three vessels are scheduled to reach Ukraine by the middle of August, says Oleksandra Azarkhina, the country’s deputy minister of infrastructure. Many more may follow if the first shipments proceed without incident. “My phone has not stopped ringing,” says a UN official involved in the talks.
Any Russian aggression would sabotage the deal. “It’s not even Ukraine who will decide,” says Ms Azarkhina. “No company would want to send ships. It would be game over.” That would also spell disaster for Ukrainian farmers. Ukraine must swiftly export 20m tonnes of grain currently in storage to make space for up to 60m from the upcoming harvest. Unless exports resume on a big scale, much of the new crop may rot. That, in turn, would have further baleful effects.
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