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Analysis South Korea’s Arctic gamble could pay off even if the route stays nichePanStar Acro’s pilot may matter most for shipbuilding, ports and expertise even if regular service stays limited South Korea’s first container ship pilot through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) could pay off even if the route never becomes a major alternative to the Suez Canal, because the larger economic opportunity may lie in the ships, technology, ports and expertise needed for a growing Arctic maritime economy. The 2,758-Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) PanStar Acro left Busan on Saturday carrying 737 TEUs of commercial cargo and 100 empty containers on a planned 40- to 45-day round trip through Arctic waters to Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Gdansk. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said that the voyage would give it © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |





