On May 9th, the Maritime Cluster Networking in Korea (MacNet) held the “MacNet Strategy Seminar 2024 – I, Strategy for Establishing a Green Shipping Corridor to Achieve Net-Zero”

The seminar, hosted by MacNet and supported by Busan Metropolitan City and KR, focused on the strategy for establishing a Green Shipping Corridor to achieve Net-Zero by 2050 in international shipping. The government and related industries gathered to delve into the conditions and preparations for the introduction of the Green Shipping Corridor, especially in ports such as Busan and Ulsan.

The seminar comprised three sessions. In the first session, presentations were given on the global Green Shipping Corridor initiative by Chigyung LEE from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and on the strategies for building a Green Shipping Corridor by Youngsun KIM from HMM.

The second session featured presentations on the challenges of eco-friendly fuel bunkering as part of the role of Busan Port as a container hub by Eunhyuk Lee from Busan Port Authority, and on the establishment of an eco-friendly ship fuel supply network in cooperation with Busan Port by Byeonggu Kim, Ulsan Port Authority.

The final session comprised a comprehensive discussion on the topics presented in the previous two sessions. Kanghyun SONG, Head & Senior Vice President of KR’s Decarbonization Ship R&D Center, chaired the discussion, with participation from officials from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Busan Metropolitan City Port Authority, and the four presenters from the earlier sessions.