First fuel vessel since UN-mediated ceasefire arrives in Yemen

First fuel vessel since UN-mediated ceasefire arrives in Yemen

The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) has confirmed on Sunday the arrival of a gasoline ship, finally released after an 88-day detention by Saudi-led coalition forces, into Yemen.

The official spokesman of the Yemeni oil company Essam al-Mutawakkil confirmed the arrival of a gasoline vessel which docked at the port of Hodeidah after being held for 88 days. Three emergency  gasoline ship are still being held by the coalition forces, but are supposed to be released soon under the terms of the UN-mediated ceasefire agreement.

“We hope that the UN envoy will speed up the implementation of the declared truce agreement and move the rest of the ships to Hodeidah port to alleviate the fuel crisis,” al-Mutawakkil said.