Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky states 2nd ship to leave Odesa is bring steel, instead of grain
A 2nd ship has actually utilized the short-lived risk-free hallway funded by Ukraine to leave the port of Odesa and also reach Romanian waters, according to a blog post on X (previously Twitter) by Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky, that stated that the ship had actually remained in Odesa because February 2022 and also is packed with steel for African customers.
According to Ukrainian reports the vessel is the 2006-built, 32,588 dwt bulker, Primus (IMO No 9310757), and also left Odesa on the early morning of Saturday, August 26. It had actually remained in Odesa because showing up there February under its previous name of Polarstar.
The ship changed hands and also monitoring on July 12. The Equasis information base reveals that it is currently handled by Singapore based Blumenthal Asia Pte Ltd and also had by Nova Polar Ltd, which details its address as“in care of” Blumenthal Asia Previously it had actually been had by Greece s Erma Marine SA and also handled by Greece s Seastar Chartering.
The Primus s transportation from Odesa to Romanian waters has actually drawn in much much less focus that of the initial ship to make use of the risk-free hallway, the containership Joseph Schulte (see our earlier insurance coverage).
The short-lived hallway was developed by the Ukrainian Navy, August 6, largely for the discharge of ships entraped in the ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa and also Pivdenny at the time of the full-blown intrusion of the Russian Federation.
According to the Ukrainian Seaports Authority, since August 23, 6 vessels with 262,000 tonnes of freight stayed obstructed in Odesa area ports. Whether any one of these are inspired to comply with the Joseph Schulte and also Primus out stays to be seen.
