Shipping
Information related to shipping in and around the DPRK
After over a year’s absence, five North Korean ships appear back in service
Move may be linked to recently-reopened Nampo-Dalian shipping lines, delivery of humanitarian aid
April 3, 2020
Suspected North Korean-linked smuggling ship detained in Russian port
Yuko Maru classified as a “High Risk Ship," suspected of having ties to Kasatsugu network
March 31, 2020
North Korea appears to have taken control of junk vessel, now largest in fleet
Ship transferred just a month after U.S. seizure of DPRK's "Wise Honest"
March 27, 2020
Ten years since Cheonan sinking, Seoul mulls naming new frigate after the ship
South Korean defense minister says ship sank because of "North Korea's ambush provocation"
March 26, 2020
Container traffic returns to North Korea’s Nampho port after coronavirus slump
Quarantine of arriving cargo also apparent in latest satellite imagery
March 23, 2020
The coronavirus slowdown at North Korean ports, as seen from above
Satellite imagery reveals relatively empty scenes at Nampho and Sinuiju ports in conjunction with quarantine measures
March 13, 2020
U.S. removes North Korea sanctions on Russian oil supplier, citing severed ties
Delisting is U.S. Treasury’s first for secondary North Korea sanctions
March 4, 2020
Sanctions breach suspected in large-scale China-North Korea sand dredging: C4ADS
Haeju Bay near inter-Korean border was home to 6-month dredging operation in 2019
March 3, 2020
Cambodia seizes oil tanker tied to North Korea sanctions evasion
"Courageous" alleged to have been involved in ship-to-ship transfers
March 2, 2020
Cambodia says it closed North Korean-owned businesses, deported all workers
Phnom Penh’s first UN sanctions implementation report details broad crackdown on DPRK-linked operations in the country
February 13, 2020
