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Two North Korean shipping companies added to US blacklist

Sanctions target 2 companies, 18 vessels

The United States Treasury department has announced new sanctions targeting North Korean shipping companies and vessels, it announced in a statement on Wednesday.

The new sanctions, which follow targeted sanctions by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a North Korean shipping company on Monday, will hit the Chongchongang Shipping Company and Ocean Maritime Management Company (OMM), as well as 18 vessels.

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