Shipping
Information related to shipping in and around the DPRK
North Korean vessel activity once again limited to Dalian
But vessels registered in different jurisdictions with ties to DPRK go much further afield
Vessel formerly owned by two UN sanctioned companies still delivering coal to South Korea
Ship appeared to move in and out of South Korean port without broadcasting location
New U.S. Treasury sanctions on North Korea “destructive”: Moscow
Russian foreign ministry says new sanctions will only "undermine progress"
How a coal smuggling scandal in S. Korea follows years of lax compliance
Ships with direct links to North Korea have been a frequent presence in ROK ports
Despite investigations, ships owned by UN-sanctioned companies arriving in ROK
Vessels owned by companies implicated in coal smuggling still free to visit ROK ports, data suggests
Sanctioned North Korean tankers loiter near the Chinese coast
Their appearance indicates a recent uptick in the number of sanctioned vessels broadcasting their locations
Russia’s oil shipments to North Korea 10 times more than declared: report
Asan Institute research finds that a sanctioned company shipped millions in oil to the DPRK
Russian fuel exports to North Korea worth USD$2.4 million in April: ITC
Figures also show a potentially sanctions-breaching shipment of iron and steel products
Russia, South Korea allow vessel owned by UN sanctioned company into port
UN resolutions should prohibit assets of designated companies from using foreign ports
After six months, N. Korea’s reported oil imports just a fraction of previous years
Open source figures appear unrealistically small for a country of 25 million people
