Shipping
Information related to shipping in and around the DPRK
Singaporean gets 6-month sentence for covering up oil transfers to North Korea
Court finds Jeremy Koh Renfeng altered logbook showing illicit ship-to-ship activity with DPRK-flagged tanker
June 6, 2023
North Korea turns to smaller vessels to obscure possible ship-to-ship transfers
Expert says small ships are harder to identify and help cover tracks of Chinese and DPRK sanctions busting in Yellow Sea
June 5, 2023
Kim Yo Jong slams ‘biased’ UNSC for meeting on North Korean satellite launch
Leader’s sister maintains Pyongyang has sovereign right to launch satellite and will try again in future
June 4, 2023
IMO condemns North Korean missile launches as ‘serious threat’ to ship traffic
Seoul says UN maritime body issued first resolution on DPRK missiles, hours after failed satellite debris fell into sea
June 1, 2023
North Korean vessel issued warning to ROK cargo ship sailing in East Sea: Seoul
DPRK crew gestured for ship to sail out farther into international waters earlier this month, oceans ministry says
May 23, 2023
North Korea’s display of new Chinese trucks points to production issues at home
Handover of imported vehicles comes 5 years after mass-production order and hints at strong sanctions-busting networks
April 25, 2023
ROK navy receives new submarine for ‘covert’ underwater ops against North Korea
Seoul says domestically developed ROKS Ahn Mu is ‘core’ asset for Kill Chain system of preempting DPRK missile attacks
April 20, 2023
Chinese shipyard firms linked to ‘several’ transfers of vessels to North Korea
UN Panel of Experts implicate Rongcheng Yuantong and Rongcheng Longyan in likely sanctions-busting scheme
April 4, 2023
North Korea appears to stop extended quarantine for imported goods: Imagery
Fewer trains seen at border facility as Chinese imports empty out, in what may be sign of major pandemic policy change
April 4, 2023
North Korean and Chinese ships delivered sanctioned vehicles to Nampo: UN report
Panel of Experts cite satellite imagery appearing to show trucks arriving at west coast port in violation of sanctions
April 3, 2023
