Lebanese cabinet ministers and Ukrainian embassy say Sunday's scheduled arrival of first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross Black Sea has been delayed minister and the Ukrainian embassy said.
The cause of the delay was not immediately clear, and Marine Traffic, which monitors maritime traffic and vessel positions, said her Razoni, carrying the Sierra Leone flag, was docked in the Mediterranean Sea near Turkey. I showed that.
Lebanon's Minister of Transport Ali Hamieh tweeted that the ship "was supposed to arrive at the port of Tripoli, Lebanon, according to rumors" had changed status. Hamie declined to comment further when contacted by the Associated Press.
The ship departed Odessa last Monday carrying Ukrainian corn and has since passed inspection in Turkey. . It was due to arrive in Tripoli's North Harbor around 10am on Sunday. The ship changed its status to 'on order' on Saturday, according to Marine Traffic. This means the ship is waiting for someone to buy the corn.
The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said the ship's arrival had been postponed, adding that "an update on the ceremony will be sent as soon as we have information on the exact date and time of the ship's arrival." "
The shipment, which was supposed to arrive in Lebanon, came at a time when the small Mediterranean country was suffering from a food security crisis. It is carrying corn.
The transit of the vessel was the first under a landmark deal between Turkey and the United Nations brokered with Russia and Ukraine. Signed an agreement to create a safe Black Sea shipping corridor for Ukraine to export much-needed agricultural products as Russia's war against its neighbor rages on.
Lebanon, which began in late 2019. The worst economic crisis in modern history has plunged three-quarters of the population into poverty and caused the Lebanese pound to lose more than 90% of its value.
Massive explosion in August 2020 But the destruction of the country's main grain silos, located within Beirut's port and sprawling facilities, exacerbated an economic meltdown rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement. It collapsed in recent days after a fire caused by grain debris that began to ferment in the summer heat last month.
Lebanese officials said last week that Lazoni had left Ukraine, It said it was due to head to Lebanon on March 24, but its departure was delayed due to the civil war that broke out days later.
On Friday, three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn were delivered. Leaving Ukrainian ports and passing through mining waters for inspection of delayed cargo, proceeding.
Four more vessels carrying agricultural cargo stranded by the war in Ukraine. received permission to sail from the country's Black Sea ports on Sunday.
