War in Ukraine: the first grain cargo ship from Odessa disappeared from radar

It was the symbol of the reopening of the grain route in the Black Sea after months of conflict on Ukrainian soil since the invasion of Russia. On August 1, the Razoni had made a departure with great fanfare from Odessa (Ukraine) to reach Tripoli (Lebanon). Everything was going as planned, until he found himself at a stop in southern Turkey, then very close to his destination. The welcome ceremony and the press conference are cancelled.

In a tweet, the Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon explains that “the end buyer in Lebanon refused to accept the shipment due to the delay in delivery (more than five months). The shipper is therefore looking for another consignee”. Manœwork to lower the price or lie of the charterer who had another agreement in Syria or Iraq? This turnaround will further complicate an already tense situation. Another cargo ship from Ukraine has just unloaded its 12,000 tons of corn in Turkey.