First ship carrying Ukrainian grain arrives at final destination

Press service of Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure shared the news. 

According to the report, the POLARNET vessel successfully transported grain and food products from Ukrainian ports and was the first to reach the final destination.

"The POLARNET vessel, which was one of the first to take part in the implementation of the Initiative on the safe transportation of grain and food products from Ukrainian ports, successfully passed the inspection by the inspection group in Istanbul and arrived at its final destination in Turkey," the ministry's press service writes.

Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure, Oleksandr Kubrakov, noted the organization of the safe movement of the ship by partners, guaranteed within the framework of the signed grain agreement between Ukraine, the UN and Turkey.  For its part, Russia signed a mirror agreement.

"I am grateful to our partners from the UN and Turkey for effectively guaranteeing the safety of the ship's movement and maximum cooperation at all stages of the implementation of the agreements," said the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.

The ministry also reported that the arrival of the NAVI STAR and ROJEN ships, which left the ports in the same caravan with POLARNET, is expected to arrive at the destination ports in about a week.