Cargo ship stuck in Odessa for over a year and a half departs

Hamburg [Germany], August 17: A Hong Kong-flagged container ship departed the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa after being stuck there for almost a year and half due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The vessel, identified as the Joseph Schulte, set sail using a new temporary corridor for merchant ships, Deputy Prime Minister OleksandrKubrakov said on Wednesday.
The route was established for civilian ships to use at their own risk. It was set up after Russia last month terminated a UN-brokered deal to move vital grain exports out of blockaded Ukraine ports. The ship, under the operation of Hamburg-based Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), had set course for the Bosporus, travelling through territorial waters of Ukraine, Romania and Turkey, the company confirmed. The ship is carrying more than 2,100 containers with about 30,000 tonnes of cargo. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune