As Odesa port opens, Ukrainian corn ships to Lebanon
The bulk carrier Razoni starts its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, Aug. 1, 2022. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure, the ship under Sierra Leone’s flag is carrying 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn to Lebanon. The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under an internationally brokered deal and is expected to reach Istanbul on Tuesday, where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed.
The port of Odesa is now open and shipping Ukrainian food to other parts of the world. But getting the first shipment of thousands of tons of corn to reach Lebanon on Monday is a perilous journey that must pass several inspections in the Bosphorus Strait. And people in an Italian seaside town stood by and did nothing as a Nigerian man was killed in broad daylight on a busy street last week. This isn’t the first such attack in a country where anti-immigrant sentiments are growing. Also, on Sunday, the women’s Tour de France concluded in the Vosges mountains, marking the end of the race’s triumphant return after 33 years.
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