The UN expects a big increase in vessels for the export of Ukrainian grain

The United Nations expects a "huge increase" in the number of vessels wanting to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, after transit procedures were agreed, and the goal of 2-5 million tonnes per month is "achievable", a senior UN official said. This was reported by the Reuters news agency. Ukraine, Turkey, the United Nations and the Russian Federation have agreed on transit procedures for an agreement concluded in July on the resumption of Black Sea grain and fertilizer exports from Ukraine. The procedures include a 10 nautical mile protection zone for vessels. "We expect a significant increase in the number of transit applications," noted Frederick Kenney, the UN's interim coordinator at the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul, which is monitoring the agreement. According to him, the goal of obtaining two to five (million) metric tons is quite achievable. The goal of the deal is to help ease the global food crisis, which the United Nations says has been worsened by ...