The Ukrainian government wants the deal, which led to the loosening of the Russian naval blockade of its ports and the resumption of grain exports via the Black Sea and the Bosporus, to be extended to other products, especially metals. reports the Financial Times in today’s article.

“The agreement concerns logistics, the movement of ships in the Black Sea,” Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Taras Kaska explained to the financial newspaper. “What’s the difference between grain and iron ore?” asked Mr. Kaska.

Meanwhile, Three new shipments of grain left Ukraine this morning. The Turkish Defense Ministry said another cargo ship is heading for the Ukrainian coast without cargo as part of a series of regular routes to resupply agricultural markets.

Three ships loaded with corn are heading to Ireland, England and Turkey, the ministry said in a statement.

At the same time, the Barbados-flagged cargo ship Fulmar is heading to the port of Chornomorsk to load grain, the ministry said. The ships are monitored by the Joint Coordination Center established in Istanbul under an international agreement signed on July 22 in Istanbul.

Russia and Ukraine signed two separate agreements, ratified by Turkey and the UN, allowing the export of Ukrainian grain, which has been halted since February 24 due to the war, as well as the export of Russian agricultural products, despite Western sanctions.

Panamanian-flagged Navistar sailed from Odessa to Ireland with 33,000 tons of corn, while Maltese-flagged Rojen sailed to England from Chornomorsk with 13,000 tons.

During the night, the Joint Coordination Center clarified that the ships’ destinations were Ringaskiddy in Ireland and Teesport in the United Kingdom.

Finally, the Turkish cargo ship Polarnet, which was in Chernomorsk, is heading to Karasu, the Turkish port on the Black Sea, with 12,000 tons of corn. The ministry said this last vessel “will be inspected by a joint inspection team north of Istanbul” before it reaches Karasu.

The Turkish Defense Ministry also clarified by posting on Twitter that “the team of the Joint Coordination Center has completed the inspection of Fulmar, which will be loaded in the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.”

These inspections have been demanded by Russia, which wants to make sure the ships are not carrying anything other than authorized grain cargoes.