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Overview Almost one year into the Initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported from the three designated Ukrainian ports under the Initiative. Ships made 1,003 voyages from the ports, including 35 that had been stranded since February 2022.
With decision on renewal approaching on 17 July, there is only one vessel remaining under the Initiative; the vessel TQ SAMSUN is loading cargo in Odesa port. The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), charged with implementing the agreement, has received 29 applications from vessels located in Turkish waters.
The applications have not been approved by all parties. No new ships have been approved to participate since 27 June.
Commercial shipping to and from Ukrainian Black Sea ports was halted in February 2022 on safety grounds. The “Initiative for safe transportation of grain and foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports”Opens in new window, as originally titled, was signed in July 2022 in Istanbul by the Russian Federation, Türkiye and Ukraine to provide safe passage to merchant vessels via a maritime humanitarian corridor. The United Nations signed as witness and was requested by the parties to facilitate its implementation. The 22 July agreement allows for the export of fertilizer, including ammonia, but none has been shipped under the Initiative.
Since 29 April, no vessel has been allowed to move to the port of Yuzhny/Pivdennyi, one of the three ports included in the Initiative.