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South Korea Tentatively Selects Small Container Line for Test Arctic Voyage

South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is defending its plan to conduct a trial containership voyage along Russia's Northern Sea Route later this year. PanStar Line, a small regional carrier operating a 230 TEU vessel, has been tentatively selected as the sole respondent to the April tender. The ministry requires a 3,000 TEU vessel with polar certification for the August or September voyage from Korea to Rotterdam via Tromso, Norway, amid competition from Chinese shipping companies that completed 14 Arctic container voyages in 2025.