Russia has turned to using the Arctic port of Murmansk to export grain for the first time, in an attempt to ensure access for its agricultural products to international markets. On October 28, the Russian authorities began loading the first test shipment of 3,400 tons of grain onto a ship in the port of Murmansk, while ship tracking data and information from commercial sources showed that the ship would transport about 28,000 tons of wheat to the port of Casablanca in Morocco. details

Russia has turned to using the Arctic port of Murmansk to export grain for the first time, in an attempt to ensure access for its agricultural products to international markets. On October 28, the Russian authorities began loading the first test shipment of 3,400 tons of grain onto a ship in the port of Murmansk, while ship tracking data and information from commercial sources showed that the ship would transport about 28,000 tons of wheat to the port of Casablanca in Morocco. details