Shady North Korean freighter tied to sanctions evasion visits Russian coal port



News Shady North Korean freighter tied to sanctions evasion visits Russian coal port Experts say Kum Ya may have engaged in ship-to-ship transfers and is likely delivering illicit cargo Anton Sokolin March 14, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A photo uploaded to MarineTraffic that purports to show the Kum Ya berthed at a coal terminal in the port of Vanino, Russia, on March 7, 2024 \| Image: Andrey Rutskiy via MarineTraffic A North Korean freighter known for sanctions violations entered one of Russia’s largest coal ports in the Far East this month, in what one expert described as a likely attempt to deliver illicit goods in breach of U.N. sanctions. The DPRK-flagged Kum Ya (IMO 9004073) berthed at the port of Vanino’s coal pier on March 6, NK Pro analysis of ship-tracking data and PlanetLabs satellite imagery shows. A photo uploaded to the ship-tracking website MarineTraffic also appears to show the vessel at the port this month. NK Pro previously reported on the Kum Ya Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

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Shady North Korean freighter tied to sanctions evasion visits Russian coal port

Experts say Kum Ya may have engaged in ship-to-ship transfers and is likely delivering illicit cargo

Anton Sokolin March 14, 2024

Shady North Korean freighter tied to sanctions evasion visits Russian coal port

A photo uploaded to MarineTraffic that purports to show the Kum Ya berthed at a coal terminal in the port of Vanino, Russia, on March 7, 2024 | Image: Andrey Rutskiy via MarineTraffic

A North Korean freighter known for sanctions violations entered one of Russia’s largest coal ports in the Far East this month, in what one expert described as a likely attempt to deliver illicit goods in breach of U.N. sanctions.

The DPRK-flagged Kum Ya (IMO 9004073) berthed at the port of Vanino’s coal pier on March 6, NK Pro analysis of ship-tracking data and PlanetLabs satellite imagery shows. A photo uploaded to the ship-tracking website MarineTraffic also appears to show the vessel at the port this month.

NK Pro previously reported on the Kum Ya

01Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
02In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
03Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
04How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
05How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties
06All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024
07No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia
08What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care

Shady North Korean freighter tied to sanctions evasion visits Russian coal port

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