South Korea to trial container ship in Arctic in September

South Korea will do a test run of a container ship through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in September. A 3,000 TEU vessel will sail from Busan to Rotterdam, as South Korea seeks to exploit the Arctic as a short cut to Europe. Acting Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Sung-beom announced the test tripĀ on … Continue reading South Korea to trial container ship in Arctic in September