The Hong Kong-flagged Joseph Schulte container ship, which left the port of Odessa on 16 August before the special operations started, entered the Bosphorus at around 07:00 in the morning. This was reported by the TV channel. NTV News.
According to the TV channel, this dry cargo ship became the first ship to transport agricultural products to the Bosphorus after the termination of the grain agreement between Russia, Ukraine and the UN via Turkey.
The ship reached the Turkish port of Ambarlı, near Istanbul, on the evening of 17 August. The route of the dry cargo ship is not specified.
On July 22, 2022, representatives of Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN signed a “grain agreement” in Istanbul. The agreement includes Russia’s assistance in exporting grain, food and fertilizer to the Black Sea from Ukraine’s three ports, including Odessa.
In Istanbul, a memorandum was signed between the Russian Federation and the UN, which included the organization’s obligations to lift restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to world markets.
The deal expired on 17 July 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin declarationHe said Russia would return to the grain deal if restrictions on agricultural exports were lifted.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.