System designed to intercept long-range threats from North Korea and Iran
Despite restrictions, refined petroleum exports almost three times higher in value terms
A vessel on the UN's blacklist is unlikely to have sailed from Asia to Europe
But the U.S. President did not specify which designations were being withdrawn
Pyongyang has a number of ways it could be cooking the books
U.S. Treasury and Coast Guard also update advisory on the DPRK's illicit maritime practices
Imagery taken last month shows new equipment at all-important transport hub
Shipments were the highest since 2011, though cereal imports remained constant
The panel identified "Liberty Shipping as the operator of other designated vessels as well as DPRK-flagged ships"
Though exports of designated materials fell substantially
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