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Chinese exports to North Korea plummeted in February: data
DPRK imports from PRC fell to almost half of January numbers
April 3, 2019
Sophisticated N. Korean vessel identify fraud can happen “very easily”: PoE coordinator
Hugh Griffiths said there are strong financial incentives to disguise sanctioned or blocked ships
March 29, 2019
Russia increased fuel shipments to North Korea in 2018, data reveals
Despite restrictions, refined petroleum exports almost three times higher in value terms
March 25, 2019
UN sanctioned ship appears in France, though could be evidence of ‘spoofing’
A vessel on the UN's blacklist is unlikely to have sailed from Asia to Europe
March 22, 2019
North Korea upgrades capacity at Nampho container terminal
Imagery taken last month shows new equipment at all-important transport hub
March 21, 2019
North Korean imports of Chinese fertilizer soared in 2018: data
Shipments were the highest since 2011, though cereal imports remained constant
March 20, 2019
UN PoE identified DPRK-linked company still sending vessels to South Korea
The panel identified "Liberty Shipping as the operator of other designated vessels as well as DPRK-flagged ships"
March 19, 2019
China continued imports of sanctioned iron, steel from North Korea in 2018
Though exports of designated materials fell substantially
March 14, 2019
Russian fuel exports to North Korea remain high in January: UN
Though UN PoE report indicates that reported numbers are only a fraction of real inflows
March 13, 2019
North Korean imports from China drop in the first month of 2019
But exports of DPRK goods to neighboring China remained at historic lows
March 8, 2019
