LIVE UPDATES: Polarnet Vessel With 12,000 Tonnes of Ukrainian Corn Passes Through Bosphorus - Report

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"The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) has authorized today the departure of two vessels through the maritime humanitarian corridor under the Black Sea Grain Initiative carrying a total of 59,459 metric tons of foodstuffs," the office said in an operational update.

The vessel is heading to the Turkish port of Derince Kocaeli.

The Razoni bulk carrier departed from Odessa port carrying 26 tonnes of corn on August 1 and was due to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday morning.

Pope Francis has welcomed the launch of the export of grain from the Ukrainian ports, calling it "a sign of hope."

"I want to welcome with satisfaction the departure of the first ships loaded with grain from the ports of Ukraine. This step demonstrates that it is possible to dialogue and to reach concrete results for everyone’s benefit. Therefore, this event also presents itself as a sign of hope, and I sincerely hope that, following in this direction, there might be an end to combat and that a just and lasting peace might be reached," the pontiff said during his traditional Sunday address to believers from the window of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican.

On July 22, the UN-brokered Black Sea grain initiative was signed by Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey to ensure that food and fertilizer exports reach those in need from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea – Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Yuzhne. Under the agreement, cargo carriers will be guided by Ukrainian vessels into international waters of the Black Sea, avoiding mined areas, and will then proceed toward the Bosphorus Strait along an established corridor.

Four bulk carriers with agricultural products have left Ukrainian ports and are heading to Istanbul, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday.

"The Mustafa Necati vessel, carrying 6,000 tons of sunflower oil, which is heading to Italy. Star Helena, transporting 45,000 tons of sunflower seeders, which is heading to China. Glory, carrying 66,000 tons of corn, which is arriving in Istanbul. The Riva Wind vessel, carrying 44,000 tons of corn, which is arriving in Iskenderun. [The vessels ] left the Ukrainian ports. The ships will be anchored north of Istanbul, and will be inspected by the Joint Coordination Center [JCC]," the ministry said.