 A container ship left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on August 16, the government said, using what it has described as a new temporary corridor for merchant ships to win from its ports, which are blockaded by Russia. Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubriakov posted pictures of the Hong Kong flagged Joseph Shultz on social media, saying the container ship departed carrying more than 30,000 metric tons of cargo in 2,114 containers. Refinanted Vicon graphics tracked the vessel leaving the port. Bernhard Shultz ship management said it was en route to Istanbul. Ukraine last week announced a humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea to release cargo ships that have been trapped in its ports since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.