Treasury imposes new North Korea sanctions targeting maritime sector



News Treasury imposes new North Korea sanctions targeting maritime sector Designations aimed at entities, individuals and vessels involved in prohibited trade Hamish Macdonald February 23, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Department of Treasury by woodleywonderworks on 2008-09-28 13:26:30 The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed new North Korea related designations targeting one individual, 27 entities, and 28 ships, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday. The designations focus heavily on the maritime sector and cover 16 North Korean entities, five from Hong Kong, two from Taiwan, two from China as well as one from Singapore, and Panama. Of the 28 vessels, 16 are North Korean with the remaining vessels originating from overseas. The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed new North Korea related designations targeting one individual, 27 entities, and 28 ships, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday. The designations focus heavily on the maritime sector and cover 16 North Korean entities, five from Hong Kong, two from Taiwan, two from China as well as one from Singapore, and Panama. Of the 28 vessels, 16 are North Korean with the remaining vessels originating from overseas. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Treasury imposes new North Korea sanctions targeting maritime sector

Designations aimed at entities, individuals and vessels involved in prohibited trade

Hamish Macdonald February 23, 2018

Treasury imposes new North Korea sanctions targeting maritime sector

Department of Treasury by woodleywonderworks on 2008-09-28 13:26:30

The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed new North Korea related designations targeting one individual, 27 entities, and 28 ships, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday.

The designations focus heavily on the maritime sector and cover 16 North Korean entities, five from Hong Kong, two from Taiwan, two from China as well as one from Singapore, and Panama. Of the 28 vessels, 16 are North Korean with the remaining vessels originating from overseas.

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