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 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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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

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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

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