Analysis Sanctioned North Korean oil tanker and cargo ships arrive in ChinaDPRK vessels designated by U.S. Treasury Department last month A sanctioned North Korean oil tanker appeared near China’s Dalian port on Wednesday, an increasingly rare sight following reports of fuel sale suspensions and U.S. Treasury sanctions earlier in the year. The small coastal tanker – which only infrequently broadcasts its location on international tracking systems – has not yet called into the port, the NK Pro ship tracker shows, instead stopping outside the Chinese port. Dalian was previously one of the North’s primary destinations for picking up fuel deliveries, with DPRK tankers often docking at a peer apparently connected to the Dalian West © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |