The first vessel departed from the port of Odesa via the temporary corridor
The first vessel to leave the port of Odesa since July 16. The Hong Kong-flagged container ship JOSEPH SCHULTE is sailing through the corridor established for civilian ships to and from Ukrainian ports.
This was announced by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Minister of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine.
The container ship had been in the port since February 23, 2022. The ship is heading for the Bosphorus with more than 30,000 tons of cargo, including food.
“The last time the vessel left the port of Odesa on July 16 as part of the grain deal, it was on July 16. After the disruption of the “grain deal,” the Russian Federation resorted to systematic air attacks on port infrastructure to stop Ukrainian agricultural exports. At the same time, there are information speculations and attempts at provocations in the Black Sea to influence the movement of ships to Ukrainian ports,” the minister added.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Navy announced temporary corridors for merchant ships sailing to or from Ukrainian ports.
