PanStar Prepares for South Korea's First Arctic Container Voyage to Europe

By Alison Koo (The Loadstar) – South Korean exporters are enthusiastic about the country’s maiden container shipping voyage through the Northern Sea Route.

Cargo is being booked for the 2,800 teu box ship to be chartered by PanStar Line for the 22 August service from Busan, calling at Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Gdansk.

PanStar held a briefing session on Monday, attended by exporters and 3PL executives from CJ Logistics, LX Pantos, Hyundai Glovis, Taewoong Logistics and Intergis, among others.

Safety concerns were alleviated by highlighting that the average temperature in the Arctic Ocean during the voyage would be between 1º and