First 12 ships to leave Ukraine’s ports carried 370,000 tonnes of corn and foodstuffs, UN official says; UN security council to hold emergency meeting at Russia’s request
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The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a UN-backed deal last week docked in Turkey on Wednesday, marine traffic sites showed, following a report that it has finally found a buyer for its maize.
The Sierra Leone-flagged vessel Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on 1 August carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn and had been expected to dock in the Lebanese port of Tripoli last weekend.
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