2.7 million metric tons of grain and other foodstuffs were moved from Ukraine under Black Sea Grain Initiative

Since 1 August 2.7 million metric tons of grain and other foodstuffs were moved from Ukraine through the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Here is the progress report prepared by the Joint Coordination Centre which closely monitores the inbound and outbound movement of vessels through the maritime humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea. Black Sea Grain Initiative was launched by the Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the United Nations on 22 July 2022 to enable the resumption of exports from Ukraine of grain, other foodstuffs, and fertilizer, including ammonia, through a safe maritime humanitarian corridor from three key Ukrainian ports, Chornomorsk, Odesa and Yuzhny/Pivdennyi, in the Black Sea to the rest of the world. The Initiative is based on the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, (SOLAS) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code). The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) was established under the Initiative in ...