Busan Port Authority Prepares to Resume Korea-Japan Route Operations ... 'QUEEN BEETLE' Trial Berthing Conducted

Published 21 Apr.2022 17:25(KST)

Updated 10 Aug.2025 11:21(KST)

The appearance of the high-speed ferry 'QUEEN BEETLE' scheduled to operate newly between Busan and Fukuoka.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan Port Authority (BPA) conducted a trial docking of the high-speed ferry 'QUEEN BEETLE' scheduled to newly operate the Busan-Fukuoka route on the 21st.

The 'QUEEN BEETLE' was originally planned to operate from the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal starting July 2020, but its operation has been postponed until now due to COVID-19.

Currently, international flights between Korea and Japan remain undecided, but full preparations are underway, including inspection of docking facilities and boarding bridges in anticipation of resuming operations.

The 'QUEEN BEETLE' is scheduled for one more trial docking on the 11th.