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By Koh Hyunjeong

A joint project with Australia seeks to form green shipping routes for carbon-free marine transportation.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on June 29 announced a preliminary feasibility study on the venture in cooperation with the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.

The proposed routes aim to remove carbon emissions throughout the process of logistical transportation between two or more ports by using low- and zero-carbon fuel and ecofriendly technologies.

This study is the first step under a memorandum of understanding concluded in February between both sides on bilateral cooperation in building green shipping routes.

Based on the results, the economic feasibility, technological capacity and institutional basis of the selected routes will undergo review to arrange the project's implementation stages.

"Australia is a country capable of stable supply of clean energy including shipping fuel to our country," Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kang Do-Hyung said. "We will actively cooperate with the Australian government to begin from 2029 operation of green shipping routes connecting Korea and Australia."

hjkoh@korea.kr