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South Korea tests Arctic shipping route to bypass Middle East

The PanStar Acro cargo ship left Busan to reach Europe via the Northern Sea Route.

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This 45-day journey aims to bypass tense straits in the Middle East.

Seoul seeks an alternative but depends on Russian rules and Western sanctions.

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Ce test pourrait redessiner les routes commerciales mondiales en réduisant la dépendance aux détroits stratégiques comme Ormuz. Cependant, il expose Séoul aux tensions géopolitiques en Arctique, notamment avec la Russie et les sanctions occidentales.

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