President Lee Emphasizes Support for Developing the Arctic Shipping Route and the Plan for Busan as a Maritime Capital

President Lee Jaemyung referred to the achievements of the container ship Panstar Akerho, which set out on a trial voyage along the Arctic shipping route, and once again revealed his vision of developing Busan into a maritime capital. On the 12th, the president posted on X, sending congratulations and thanks to the captain and crew, and asking that they wish for the ship’s safe return and the success of pioneering the Arctic shipping route. He then shared a related post by Busan Mayor Jeon Jaesoo, saying he would help usher in the era of the Arctic shipping route together with the citizens of Busan. Panstar Akerho departed Busan on the 22nd of last month and made its first port call at Felixstowe Port in the UK 21 days after departure, via the Arctic shipping route. It is then scheduled to return to Busan Port on the 12th of next month after stopping in the Netherlands and Poland in turn. Pioneering the Arctic shipping route is one of the government’s state affairs tasks, and it is drawing attention as a new logistics route that can improve transport efficiency over existing shipping routes.