It became known exactly how the ships will pass the “grain corridor”
28.07.2022 - 11:55
The hydrographic station Odesa-Navtex determined the coordinates of the routes for grain carriers, which will go from Ukrainian ports in the direction of Turkey.
From the Navtex message, it became known that the corridors will start working from July 27 and will operate daily from 03:00 to 17:00 UTC (from 06:00 to 20:00 Kyiv time).
Vessels will leave the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk and move to a certain area of the Black Sea (Fig. 1). Further travel along the “grain corridor” is allowed for caravans only with a Ukrainian tug at the head.
It is likely that Turkish frigates of the MEKO type – F243 Yildirim and F242 Fatih, as well as a submarine, will ensure the safety of the caravans. The frigates, which were moving towards the Black Sea, were noticed on July 26 during the passage of the Bosphorus.
After the formation of caravans, the ships will proceed along the “grain corridor” (Fig. 2). The document specifically states that seamen should be especially careful due to the high threat of drifting mines.
After passing the “grain corridor”, the vessels will arrive in another zone of the Black Sea, not far from the Romanian Sulina (Fig. 3). There, the parties of the Istanbul Agreement will check the vessels for “entry” and “exit”. Also in this zone, caravans will be formed from ships going towards Ukrainian ports.
As USM previously reported, the bulk carrier Rojen is the first vessel to pass through the “grain corridor” in the Black Sea. Bulk carrier of the Bulgarian company Rojen Maritime Ltd. arrived in Ukraine in winter: on February 21, the ship entered the port of Chornomorsk, “Transbulkterminal” was supposed to load it with export grain.
However, the war changed the original plan and the ship was actually blocked. Two months later, in April, the Bulgarian shipowner managed to rotate the crew of the bulk carrier.
Now, according to USM, Rojen has the opportunity to leave the port of Chornomorsk and become a pioneer of the grain corridor organized thanks to the Istanbul Agreements.
It is known that 40 thousand tons of corn were loaded onto the ship. Previously, the destination was Spain, but now the MarineTraffic resource indicates that the ship will go to the UK.
