This was reported by the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States on the page in Facebook.

The volume of the shipment loaded on the vessel in the port of Baltimore amounted to 62 thousand. Tons.

"The first batch should arrive in the Odessa port in about three weeks," the message says..

It should be noted that the shipment of coal itself took place from the seaport of Baltimore, Maryland.

The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Valery Chaly, US Deputy Minister of Trade Israel Hernandez, Assistant US Energy Secretary for International Affairs Wells Griffith and the management of XCoal.

"We do not view this agreement as a political project. For us, it's a customer who needs coal, "said XCoal spokesman Ted O'Brien.

Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", the problem of coal shortage in our country, the government will decide on the import. So, now Slavyanskaya, as well as Krivoy Rog and Lugansk TPPs have coal reserves that can last about a month and a half for the country.