August 30, 2026 2:01 PM
Arctic: The new Suez?
On 22nd August, a South Korean container ship departs Busan New Port, but instead of heading west towards the Suez Canal, it sails north. The vessel is navigating past Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, crossing the Bering Strait and venturing into the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route. This 5,600–kilometre maritime corridor hugs Russia’s Arctic coastline. It connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, stretching from the Bering Strait to the Barents Sea. South Korea isn’t alone in testing whether...