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Park Heong-joon Proposes Four Strategic Initiatives for Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam to Lead the Era of Arctic Shipping Routes

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the cultural policy forum “A New Path for Korea: Arctic Shipping Routes” today (24) at 14:30 in the conference hall of the Busan Port International Exhibition and Convention Center in order to proactively respond to the era of commercialization of Arctic shipping routes.

The forum is jointly hosted by Busan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Munhwa Ilbo.
Attendees will include Mayor Park Heong-joon; Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom; Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Park Wan-su; National Assembly Member Lee Heon-seung; Munhwa Ilbo Chairman Lee Byung-kyu; and officials from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korea Maritime Institute, Busan Institute, Ulsan Institute, and Gyeongnam Institute.

The forum has been organized for local governments in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do to share their respective visions and strategies in preparation for the Arctic shipping route era and to discuss practical policy tasks that can be linked with the government’s Arctic policies.
The program includes sharing each local government’s Arctic shipping route vision and a panel discussion under the theme “Arctic Shipping Routes and the Future of Busan–Ulsan–Gyeongnam.”

Busan Metropolitan City will share its progress as a global maritime hub city and a leading city for Arctic shipping routes and present four strategic initiatives: an Arctic shipping governance hub, a smart logistics hub, an eco-friendly new industry hub, and a talent and knowledge hub.
The city has regarded Arctic shipping routes as a key future growth engine and has operated a dedicated task force since 2024 while systematically preparing through initiatives such as research services for establishing “Busan as an Arctic shipping route hub city.”

Following the vision presentations by local government leaders, in-depth discussions among experts from various fields will continue.
Under the moderation of Ryu Dong-geun, President of Korea Maritime and Ocean University, experts in logistics, shipbuilding, and Arctic policy—including Nam Jae-heon, Head of the Arctic Shipping Route Promotion Division at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and Cho Jung-hee, President of the Korea Maritime Institute—will discuss future policy directions.
Busan Metropolitan City plans to reflect expert opinions presented during the discussion in ongoing research services and continuously identify concrete strategies and tasks that can be linked with government policies.

Mayor Park Heong-joon said, “Busan is Korea’s largest port city and a city that has led the nation’s economic growth, and it is now ready to complete its vision as a global maritime hub city. Through Arctic shipping route policies, Busan Metropolitan City will expand its future maritime economic territory, overcome the concentration of the capital region, and establish itself as a new engine of the Korean economy by developing concrete strategies.”