South Korea Advances Plans for Green Shipping Corridors
Key Takeaways
- •Public comments on the draft rules will be accepted from September 2 to October 13.
- •The Special Act on Support for Establishing Green Shipping Routes is scheduled to take effect on April 1 next year.
- •The law is designed to support shipping routes using low-carbon or zero-emission marine fuels and cleaner technologies.
- •South Korea’s 2026-2035 eco-friendly ship plan aims to help convert 889 public and private vessels by 2035.
- •The broader plan includes support for cleaner ship technology, fuel infrastructure, and eco-friendly shipbuilding, with extra focus on smaller firms.
South Korea is moving ahead with plans to develop green shipping corridors and expand the use of low-emission ships.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said in an announcement last week that it will accept public comments from September 2 to October 13 on draft rules for the Special Act on Support for Establishing Green Shipping Routes.
The law is scheduled to take effect on April 1 next year and will support shipping routes that use low-carbon or zero-emission marine fuels and cleaner technologies.
The government is also implementing its 2026-2035 plan for eco-friendly ships, which aims to support the conversion of 889 public and private vessels by 2035.
The plan includes support for cleaner ship technologies, fuel infrastructure and eco-friendly shipbuilding, with additional focus on smaller shipbuilders and equipment companies.
Taken together, the measures point to a wider policy push to align shipping, shipbuilding and fuel supply around the same transition timeline, while giving industry participants a chance to comment before the new rules are finalized.
Ship & Bunker News Team
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