President Lee Jae-myung prays for safe navigation of the Arctic route pioneer ship ‘Panstar Acro’
Quick Look
- President Lee Jae-myung prayed for the safe navigation and return of the container ship 'Panstar Acro', which is the first Korean container ship to embark on a trial run on the Northern Sea Route.
- The ship departed Busan Port on the 22nd of last month and is scheduled to enter Felixstowe, England, on the 12th.
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Why It Matters
Panstar Acro was the first Korean container ship to depart from Busan New Port on the 22nd of last month for a trial operation on the Northern Sea Route.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Yoon-ki = President Lee Jae-myung said on the 5th, "I join the people in praying for the safe voyage and return of the Panstar Acro, the first pioneer ship on the Northern Sea Route that will open the southern maritime capital of Busan."
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President Lee said, "This is an operation video taken from the Panstar Acro, Korea's first Arctic route pioneer ship, passing through the Arctic waters 81km southwest of Bolshevik Island, Russia, at 10 a.m. today," adding, "It will arrive at Felixstowe, England, its first port of call, on the 12th."
Panstar Acro was the first Korean container ship to depart from Busan New Port on the 22nd of last month for a trial operation on the Northern Sea Route. It is a class of 2,758 TEU (1 TEU is one 20-foot container) and has a sailing distance in the Arctic Ocean of approximately 6,400 km.
What to Watch
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The Panstar Acro is scheduled to enter Felixstowe, England, on the 12th.
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Open Questions
- Results of verification of commercial operation feasibility of the Northern Sea Route
