New Arctic route sees first delivery to S Korea

[SEOUL] South Korea has taken delivery of its first cargo shipped by a Korean firm via the Northern Sea route, as the government looks to increase use of the new shipping route opened up through the Arctic.

A vessel chartered by Hyundai Glovis took 35 days to deliver a 44,000 tonne cargo of naphtha from Port Ust Luga in Russia to Gwangyan Port, about 350 km south …