The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images The U.N.-chartered vesselContinue Reading
PIVDENNYI PORT, Ukraine — Sailors in blue and orange coveralls milled around on the deck of the freighter Brave Commander on Sunday as a series of chutes and conveyors loaded the ship’s cargo bay with 23,000 metric tons of wheat bound for Africa. The Brave Commander, a Lebanese-flagged freighter, wasContinue Reading
The first ship hired to carry Ukrainian grain directly to famine-stricken parts of the Horn of Africa since the Russian invasion halted food exports six months ago will arrive in Ukraine on Friday, U.N. officials said. The U.N.-chartered bulk carrier, the Brave Commander, is expected to dock at the YuzhnyContinue Reading
Three ships loaded with grain have been granted permission to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday, days after the first grain-laden vessel left the country since Russia’s invasion under a hard-won deal to free more than 20 million tons of Ukraine’s desperately needed stores. A joint coordination center in Istanbul, createdContinue Reading
The pestilence of Covid is still in the dust-choked air, the ground is baked by drought. The murder and misery would seem biblical — if they were not so very modern. Indeed the Sahel and the Maghreb have experienced widening desertification and, alongside it, frantic humanitarian crises and growing violence,Continue Reading
MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — A ship loaded with corn on Monday became the first cargo vessel to sail from Ukraine in more than five months of war, passing through Russia’s naval blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports and raising hopes that desperately needed food will soon reach nations afflicted by shortagesContinue Reading
A ship loaded with Ukrainian corn was heading for an inspection in Turkish waters on Tuesday, a first under the provisions of a recent grain deal that opened Ukrainian ports for export after five months of a wartime Russian blockade. If the voyage goes smoothly, and the ship reaches itsContinue Reading
The bulk carrier M/V Razoni leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa on Monday. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images The bulk carrier M/V Razoni leaves Ukraine’s port of Odesa on Monday. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images ODESA, Ukraine – A cargo ship loadedContinue Reading
In Odessa, Ukraine is trying to launch ships filled with grain as part of deals brokered to address a global food shortage. Its ports have been closed since Russia invaded more than five months ago. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right, let’s head overseas. Ukraine says ships loaded with grainContinue Reading
ODESA, Ukraine — A string of explosions rocked Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Saturday, hitting one of the country’s most important ports less than 24 hours after a deal was signed to secure the transit of millions of tons of grain through Black Sea routes. The strikes risk underminingContinue Reading