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14 October 2026

NSR box shipping test ‘a success’, but S Korean carriers are sceptical

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NSR box shipping test ‘a success’, but S Korean carriers are sceptical

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he remains committed to establishing container shipping services between Busan and Europe via the Northern Sea Route by 2030, despite lukewarm commercial interest. He said ferry operator Panstar Line’s test voyage, with the 2,758 teu Panstar Acro, helped pave the way for the commercial viability of Arctic shipping. The ship had arrived back in Busan on Sunday, after the 40-day round-trip to Felixstowe and Rotterdam. Although cargo ... The post NSR box shipping test ‘a success’, but S Korean carriers are sceptical appeared first on The Loadstar .

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