Shipping
Information related to shipping in and around the DPRK
Chinese ship makes first known voyage to DPRK, flaunting maritime conventions
Voyage marks rare appearance of a foreign-flagged ship outside a North Korean port since start of COVID-19 pandemic
May 5, 2022
North Korea and China suspend rail trade amid COVID-19 concerns
Reversal comes just months after China and North Korea agreed to restart rail freight to bolster bilateral trade
April 30, 2022
What if North Korea’s vessels become significantly harder to track?
China’s data privacy laws and friction with the West may soon make ship tracking information hard to come by in Asia
April 29, 2022
Australian company to pay $6 million in connection to years-long sanctions case
North Korea sanctions violated thousands of times by Toll Holdings, Ltd., US Treasury says
April 26, 2022
One of North Korea’s largest cargo ships unloads illicit coal in China: Imagery
Apparent delivery comes as North Korea’s primary seaport sees increased activity in recent weeks
April 21, 2022
Ship enters key North Korean port after unusually short quarantine period
Likely DPRK vessel spent just a week outside Nampho, suggesting policy change or special shipment ahead of holiday
April 11, 2022
Life after death: How North Korea’s ghost ships frustrate sanctions enforcement
Tracking what ships are scrapped or still afloat isn’t easy, a situation Pyongyang knows how to exploit
April 7, 2022
North Korea lashes out at France for dispatching ship for sanctions monitoring
DPRK foreign ministry calls surveillance by French frigate near Korean Peninsula an ‘overt military provocation’
April 4, 2022
Heavy ice chills North Korean coal exports, but oil imports hold steady: Imagery
Overall traffic at Nampho fuel depots appears to dip in winter as sea navigation becomes more challenging
April 4, 2022
North Korea’s largest port sees unusual uptick in ship broadcasts
DPRK-linked ships rarely reveal their locations so openly in order to conceal illicit activities
March 30, 2022
