According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni dry cargo ship, which was the first to depart with a grain load from an Ukrainian port as part of the “food deal,” is scheduled to arrive in Istanbul on August 2.
The statement said “The ship loaded with corn, which left Odessa on Monday, is expected to arrive in Istanbul on Tuesday.”
According to the announcement, the ship will sail through the Bosphorus Strait and proceed to its destination after being examined at a marine control station close to Istanbul. More than 26,000 tonnes of grain are being transported on the dry cargo ship, which is headed towards Tripoli.
As stated in the report,16 dry cargo ships will make up the first caravan carrying the Ukrainian grain. Drones will be used to escort it. Furthermore, members of the Istanbul-based Joint Grain Export Coordination Center will use satellites to track the movement of boats.
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The first shipment of Ukrainian #grain will leave the port of #Odesa at 0530 GMT Monday, the Turkish defence ministry said in a statement.https://t.co/GbwWnTS55C— KyivPost (@KyivPost) August 1, 2022