Panama’s Maritime Authority late last week re-issued warnings against the misuse of ship-tracking transponders and operations on ships carrying the country's flag, threatening registry deletion, de-flagging, and fines as possible penalties.
The move by the largest flag registry may make it more difficult for North Korea to use ships under the country's flag in its sanctions-evading operations: at least 32 Panamanian-flagged vessels are tied to the DPRK fleet, roughly 7.7% of the country's known fleet.
Panama’s Maritime Authority late last week re-issued warnings against the misuse of ship-tracking transponders and operations on ships carrying the country's flag, threatening registry deletion, de-flagging, and fines as possible penalties.
The move by the largest flag registry may make it more difficult for North Korea to use ships under the country's flag in its sanctions-evading operations: at least 32 Panamanian-flagged vessels are tied to the DPRK fleet, roughly 7.7% of the country's known fleet.
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