This follows the first successful evacuation of a vessel via the corridor last week.
A Hong Kong-flagged container ship travelled the route last week without being fired upon.
Russia has blockaded Ukrainian ports since it invaded its neighbour in February 2022 and threatened to treat all vessels as potential military targets after pulling out of a UN-backed safe passage deal last month. A Hong Kong-flagged container ship stuck in Odesa port since the invasion travelled the route last week without being fired upon.
“Further, there should be a movement of potentially seven to eight more ships … then perhaps in the future these alternative routes will become a corridor for the movement of ships that are travelling with cargoes of grain and oilseeds,” he said.
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