Donetsk, Aug 23 — DAN. Another grain vessel has sailed from the Mariupol seaport,  the regional Transport Ministry reported on Wednesday.

“A new vessel loaded with 1,300 tons of wheat has left for Rostov-on-Don, ” the press service said. “The port has transferred more than 74,000 tons of cargoes since the beginning of this year including construction materials and grain.”

The Mariupol port resumed operation in late May 2022 as it dispatched the first vessel with a load of metal products to the Rostov region.   In early May, DPR Acting Head Denis Pushilin announced that the first ship had been loaded with grain at the Mariupol port.*jk