South Korea to send 1st container ship through Arctic route
BUSAN — South Korea was set Saturday to send its first trial container through the Arctic, as the Middle East war rattles global shipping, while environmental groups warned the route could accelerate polar ice melt. The Middle East conflict, sparked by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, has roiled global shipping, sending governments and shipping firms scrambling to seek alternative routes.…
BUSAN — South Korea is set to become the first country to send a container ship through the Arctic, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East and concerns over the impact on polar ice melt. The ongoing conflict, triggered by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, has disrupted global shipping and prompted governments and shipping firms to explore alternative routes.
The container vessel, PanStar Acro, will embark from Busan New Port and navigate to European ports via the Arctic. Departing at 8 p.m. (1100 GMT), the ship is expected to traverse Felixstowe in Britain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and Gdansk in Poland before returning, with the journey anticipated to take around 45 days under normal conditions.
This voyage builds upon the recent journey of the Chinese container ship Dubai Tower, which departed from the eastern port city of Ningbo for Europe in the same month, following a northward route through the Bering Strait.
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