Satellite imagery reveals scale of North Korean "marine rail" project

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Satellite imagery reveals scale of North Korean “marine rail” project

Railway aiming to connect new fishing hub completed at the end of May

Hamish Macdonald June 7, 2018

Satellite imagery reveals scale of North Korean “marine rail” project

DPRK Today

Satellite imagery has revealed the scale of an infrastructure project previously visited by Kim Jong Un and partially completed at the end of May.

The project appears to involve two main components: a new railway line bridge and an expansive port set to serve as a hub for the fishing industry operating on the east coast of the DPRK.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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