Ukrainian grain shipment arrives in Albanian port

A Ukrainian ship loaded with 6000 tonnes of wheat arrived at the Albanian port of Durres on Wednesday (10 August) following the agreement brokered between Ukraine and Russia by Turkey and the UN. The vessel Jaohar Ranim left the port of Izmail, Ukraine and arrived in Albania early on Wednesday morning. Jaohar Ranim is the first Ukrainian ship carrying grain to reach Albania since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. As of Tuesday, 12 grain-carrying ships had left Ukraine following months of deadlock meaning millions of tonnes of grain were stuck in the besieged country’s ports. The blockade from Russia, combined with the looting of Ukrainian grain products, led to skyrocketing prices across the world and fears of severe food shortages and even outbreaks of famine. Four ships left Ukraine on Sunday and were inspected on Tuesday in Istanbul. The inspections are held at the insistence of Russia who claims the ships could carry weapons to be sold on the black. The resumption of grain ...