May 15, 2024

Shipping

Information related to shipping in and around the DPRK

North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet
NK PRO

North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet

Vessel tracker also shows visit from Russian tanker, indicating increasing shipments

North Korea expands its oil tanker fleet
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 24, 2015
Panama court sentences N.Korean sailors
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Panama court sentences N.Korean sailors

Ruling overturns earlier acquittal, sentences captain, first mate to 12 years

Panama court sentences N.Korean sailors
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne June 15, 2015
North Korean crew of sanctioned vessel may be repatriated
NK PRO

North Korean crew of sanctioned vessel may be repatriated

Delegation in Mexico to arrange repatriation, no humanitarian visas in sight

North Korean crew of sanctioned vessel may be repatriated
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald June 12, 2015
N.Korean tankers take long way back to, from China
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N.Korean tankers take long way back to, from China

Long voyages, stretching capacity of North's vessels, indicates possible importance of cargo

N.Korean tankers take long way back to, from China
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 5, 2015
Why has a North Korean ship been in Mexico for nine months?
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Why has a North Korean ship been in Mexico for nine months?

Mexico undecided on what to do with sanctioned North Korean vessel, despite UN PoE recommendations

Why has a North Korean ship been in Mexico for nine months?
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 14, 2015
North Korea demands return of ship impounded in Mexico
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North Korea demands return of ship impounded in Mexico

Mu Du Bong vessel, sanctioned by UN, U.S. Treasury, has been in Mexican port since last July

North Korea demands return of ship impounded in Mexico
NK News
NK News April 9, 2015
How to buy gas in North Korea

How to buy gas in North Korea

Military, ministries and black markets all involved in North Korea's shadowy gasoline distribution

How to buy gas in North Korea
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 7, 2015
North Korea to ship more coal to South
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North Korea to ship more coal to South

Second trial for trilateral project involving Russia, DPRK, South Korea to take place no later than May

North Korea to ship more coal to South
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne April 6, 2015
Mongolia keen to ship coal through North Korean port
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Mongolia keen to ship coal through North Korean port

Further details, including exemption of customs duties, to be announced at April meeting in Czech Republic

Mongolia keen to ship coal through North Korean port
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 25, 2015
North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes
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North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes

Analysis shows tanker fleet more active in March, two tankers sailing very close to South Korea

North Korean oil tankers change delivery routes
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne March 24, 2015