The U.S. port of Charleston and the British port of Charleston Felixstowe, together with the classification society Lloyd's Register and the Danish shipping group A.P. Møller - Mærsk, will launch a study to evaluate the operational and security requirements to activate a service between the United Kingdom and the United States made with the use of nuclear-powered container ships. The project, called "Pink Corridor", will focus on on the safety and safeguard considerations necessary for define future regulation and support secure adoption, protected and responsible for nuclear energy for transport maritime trade transatlantic as well as access to to port areas.

The project also aims to be a contribution to the development of the maritime sector under the Technology Prosperity Deal, the memorandum of understanding signed last year by the United States and the United Kingdom, which envisages, among other things, the exploration of civil nuclear applications in the maritime domain, including potential creation of a maritime transport corridor between the two countries.

The results of the initial phase of the Pink Corridor project will provide guidance for a potential second phase, which will include areas that require further study within the regulatory, legislative, safety and safeguard frameworks for nuclear-powered merchant ships.