South Korea’s first domestic container ship to pioneer the Arctic route reached Felixstowe in the United Kingdom around 5 a.m. Korean time on the 12th, 21 days after departing Busan on Aug. 22. Panstar Acroho carried 737 TEUs of cargo, including chemical products, used cars and automotive parts, as well as 837 TEUs including empty containers. The vessel is scheduled to call at Rotterdam on the 13th and Gdansk on the 16th before returning to Busan via the Arctic Sea, with arrival expected on Oct. 12. President Lee Jae Myung congratulated the captain and crew and pledged support for developing the Arctic route and Busan as a maritime capital. The route is drawing attention as melting Arctic sea ice opens a potentially shorter connection between Asia and Europe.