South Korea sending first container ship through Arctic route
The PanStar Acro, bound for Europe via the Arctic, is testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable. A South Korean container ship is sailing to Europe via the Arctic, in the nation’s first commercial voyage on the route to test its viability as the war in the Middle East rattles global shipping.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: “We would like to inform you that the vessel for the Arctic route trial voyage departed” at 9:30pm (12:30 GMT), Seoul’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said in a statement to the AFP news agency.
- Fact 2: The 2,758 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) container ship operated by South Korea’s PanStar has secured 837 TEU of cargo, including car parts, chemical products and about 100 empty containers on the government-backed voyage.
- Fact 3: The journey is expected to take 40 to 45 days, according to the Oceans Ministry.
- Fact 4: President Lee Jae Myung has made Arctic shipping a priority for South Korea, with the hope of turning the southeastern port of Busan into a global maritime hub and position the Arctic as a regular trade route by 2030.
The PanStar Acro, bound for Europe via the Arctic, is testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable. A South Korean container ship is sailing to Europe via the Arctic, in the nation’s first commercial voyage on the route to test its viability as the war in the Middle East rattles global shipping.
The PanStar Acro set sail from Busan New Port on Saturday. “We would like to inform you that the vessel for the Arctic route trial voyage departed” at 9:30pm (12:30 GMT), Seoul’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said in a statement to the AFP news agency. South Korea footballers urge safety after extreme heat statistics Putin warns of tit-for-tat seizures of European vessels Activists’ bid to sue Russia over climate change gets off to shaky start Can China’s new Arctic sea route to Europe replace Middle East chokepoints?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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