Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

2026 — Present

In 2026, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries established public-private and legal frameworks to promote Arctic shipping and launched the country's first container ship trial voyage through the Northern Sea Route using PANSTAR ACRO, operated by PanStar Line Dot Com. This issue tracks the voyage, the collection of operational and commercial data, and whether the trial can lead to a viable regular Korea-Europe Arctic shipping service.