Three cargo ships carrying more than 70,000 tons of wheat arrived at the port of Tartus in Syria as part of a program to strengthen strategic grain reserves and meet domestic market needs, local publication sana.sy reported, citing information from the port administration.
“Three ships loaded with more than 70,000 tons of wheat arrived at the port of Tartus for the General Directorate of Grain Trade and Processing as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen strategic grain reserves and meet the needs of the local wheat market,” the publication noted.
Yousef Arnous, the port’s operations manager, said that two ships brought grain from Ukraine and one from Russia, and they’re currently being unloaded. Part of the cargo will be stored in the port’s grain silos, while the rest will be transported by truck and rail to meet local market needs and ensure food security.
He added that a fourth ship with 26,000 tons of wheat is waiting to be unloaded, and there are signs that additional ships loaded with approximately 50,000 tons will arrive in the near future.
Nidal Abdel Kader, assistant director of the Tartus branch of the railway, said that one of the ships, called Golden Nour, arrived in Tartus with a cargo of more than 30,000 tons of wheat. Part of this cargo was delivered to the Ash-Shinshar elevators, and this is already the fourth delivery in the last period.
The publication recalled that on November 5, four ships carrying 94,000 tons of wheat arrived at the port of Tartus to replenish strategic reserves and meet the needs of mills in various provinces of Syria.
