Two more ships depart from Ukraine — Turkey’s defense ministry

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The Rojen ship, containing 13,000 tonnes of corn from Ukraine, is seen a day after it arrived in the northern Italian port city of Ravenna after stopping off in Turkey, in Ravenna, Italy, August 13, 2022. (Reuters)
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ANKARA: Two more ships left from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on Saturday, Turkey’s defense ministry said, bringing the total number of ships to depart the country under a UN-brokered deal to 16.
Barbados-flagged Fulmar S left Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, carrying 12,000 tons of corn to Turkey’s southern Iskenderun province, it said. The Marshall Island-flagged Thoe departed from the same port and headed to Turkey’s Tekirdag, carrying 3,000 tons of sunflower seeds.
The statement added that another ship would depart from Turkey on Saturday to Ukraine to buy grains.

Topics: Turkey Ukraine