A Russian tanker has carried a cargo from Hammerfest in Norway to Boryeong in South Korea in 22 days, about 30% quicker than the conventional southern shipping route through the Suez Canal

Boryeong,

South Korea

Northern

Sea route

US

Russia

Canada

Hammerfest,

Norway

Conventional

southern

shipping route

via Suez Canal

Suez Canal

A Russian tanker has carried a cargo from Hammerfest in Norway to Boryeong in South Korea in 22 days, about 30% quicker than the conventional southern shipping route through the Suez Canal

North Pacific

Ocean

Boryeong,

South Korea

Northern

sea route

US

Arctic

Ocean

Canada

Russia

Hammerfest,

Norway

Suez Canal

North Atlantic

Ocean

Europe

Conventional

southern shipping

route via Suez Canal