South Korea’s Arctic shipping trial points to shorter route, operational hurdles
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BUSAN — South Korea’s first government-led Arctic shipping trial has shown the potential to cut the distance to Europe by about 35 percent and the transit time by roughly 10 days compared with the Suez Canal route, but participants said ice, severe weather and operational challenges remain obstacles to commercial service. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries shared the findings Thursday at a briefing in Busan with participants in the voyage, which ended Oct. 11 when the container ship Panstar Ac
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