Odesa's Temporary Black Sea Corridor Sees Second Vessel Depart

A vessel carrying steel products to Africa has become the second ship to leave Ukraine's Odesa port through a temporary Black Sea corridor, following Russia's withdrawal from a U.N.-brokered deal that allowed for safe grain exports. The Liberian-flagged ship PRIMUS had been blocked at the port since February 2022 and is now sailing through the temporary corridor. Odesa's three seaports had previously shipped large quantities of grain under the U.N.-brokered deal, but Russia's withdrawal prompted Ukraine to establish a "humanitarian corridor" along the western Black Sea coast.