The Ukrainian ferry company "Ukrferi" postponed the resumption of its ferry service with Georgia, which was suspended after the invasion of Russian forces in Ukraine in 2022, reports "Reuters", quoted by News.bg.
The company said last month it planned to resume services, with the ferry scheduled to depart from the Black Sea port of Chernomorsk on July 9 and arrive in Georgia on July 12.
However, the current schedule shows that the sailing has been postponed to July 24. The company has not provided an explanation for the delay.
The ferry service was suspended after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. Its resumption would allow Kiev to gain direct access to markets in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
In addition to passengers, ferries also carry a wide variety of cargo, such as trucks, cars, railcars and palletized cargo.
From the route map published by the company, it is clear that the ferry is intended to bypass the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula.
Ukraine opened a corridor to the western Black Sea last year after Ukrainian forces managed to drive Russian warships out of there by attacking them with naval drones.
The corridor allowed Ukraine to increase exports of grain and metals.