Three tankers of Venezuelan crude bound for Belarus

Three tanker ships, carrying 240,000 tons of the Venezuelan crude, are heading to Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa. After unloading, the crude will be chipped by railway to Belarus. Ukraine's transport minister Konstantin Yefimenko said the tankers are expected in the country on June 16. Belarus plans to ship 4 million tons in 2010 and 10 million tons in 2011. The minister also said Belarus was satisified with how the first shipment of 80,000 tons was handled.