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Container ship sold to MSC weeks after escaping from Odesa

The 'Joseph Schulte' is rumoured to have been sold to MSC after fleeing Odesa one month ago, fetching one-third what it was worth at start of Ukraine conflict. The ship has been purchased by the Mediterranean Shipping Company in a bidding process initiated by the insurance company.

Container ship readched Istanbul after successfully breaking Russian blockade of Odesa

On Aug 18 the 'Joseph Schulte' has reached the waters of Istanbul. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure General Directorate of Coastal Safety, under the coordination of its Istanbul Ship Traffic Services Center, provided pilotage service with and escort service with the tug 'Kurtarma 8'. Photo and video: https://twitter.com/kiyiemniyet/status/1692434803012882914

Schulte-container ship left Odesa more than 1,5 years after being trapped

The 'Joseph Schulte' has left the port of Odesa en route to Istanbul in the morning Aug 16, 2023, using what was described as a new temporary corridor for merchant ships to and from Ukraininan ports, which are blockaded by Russia. Ukraine last week announced a "humanitarian corridor" in the Black Sea to release cargo ships that have been trapped in its ports since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. Moscow has not indicated whether it would respect the shipping corridor, and shipping and insurance sources have expressed concerns about safety. The 'Joseph Schulte' had been in the port since Feb. 23, 2022, the day before Russia started the war. Report with photos: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/container-ship-leaves-russian-blocked-ukrainian-port-odesa-kyiv-2023-08-16/