North Korea
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Asia
Japan coast guard rescues North Korean crew from sinking ship
Japan’s coast guard rescued 26 North Korean crew from a sinking North Korean cargo ship yesterday. According to the Japanese…
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Asia
Sanctions lifted on five North Korean freighters
The United Nations Security Council has lifted sanctions on five ships that were blacklisted in March for ties to North…
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Asia
North Korean ships are reflagging in Tanzania
Almost 50 ships linked to North Korea have reflagged in Tanzania since March, according to NK News reports, which called the frenzied flagging “an…
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Americas
Shipping danger: The US pivot to Asia
Clearly the maritime shipping business will begin to pull out of its depression if the world economy begins a strong…
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Asia
North Korean shipowner hits out at sanctions
The owner of the North Korean ship Mu Du Bong has hit out at plans by Mexican authorities to scrap it.…
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Asia
Transport and energy groups targeted by North Korean hackers
Transport firm Hanjin Group and energy giant SK were among the 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms hacked by…
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Asia
North Koreans employed in ‘forced’ labour at two major Polish shipyards
An investigation by Vice has shone light on the employment of North Korean workers in “forced labour” conditions at the…
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Asia
Philippines holds another North Korean vessel
Kim Jong-un might be minded to tell masters of North Korean vessels to give the Philippines a wide berth following…
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Greater China
Owner claims vessel detained in Subic is Chinese and not North Korean
A Chinese company, Golden Soar Development, has claimed that a general cargo vessel of the company was detained mistakenly identified…
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Asia
Philippines impounds North Korean ship
The Philippine Coast Guard impounded the North Korean ship Jin Teng on Saturday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)…
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Asia
North Korean ships blacklisted by new UN sanctions
Some 31 ships owned by North Korean shipping firm Ocean Maritime Management Company (OMM) have been blacklisted by the UN…
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Asia
All ships leaving North Korea face mandatory inspections under new UN resolution
A draft UN Security Council resolution revealed yesterday in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test and missile launch is…
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Asia
North Korea continuing to evade UN shipping sanctions
Ocean Maritime Management (OMM), a shipping company belonging to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK aka North Korea), continues…
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Asia
Singapore shipping company fined for carrying arms to North Korea
A district court has fined Singapore-based Chinpo Shipping Company S$180,000 ($125,698) today for violating UN sanctions by carrying arms to…
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Asia
North Korean ship hit by fire off Jeju
North Korean ship Jinlong7 was hit by fire yesterday afternoon off the island of Jeju in the East China Sea.…
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Asia
Chinpo Shipping found guilty of aiding North Korean arms smuggling
A district court in Singapore has found Chinpo Shipping, a company linked with North Korean arms smuggling, guilty of two…
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Asia
Dispute follows bulk carrier that hit a North Korean fishing vessel
A South Korean bulk carrier collided with a North Korean fishing vessel on October 1, but did not feel it…
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Asia
North Korea seeks return of ship held in Mexico
Radio Free Asia reports that North Korea is planing to send a crew to take back a cargo ship held…
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Asia
North Korean vessels still calling regularly at Russian ports
At least two vessels linked to North Korea’s Ocean Maritime Management (OMM) continue to call regularly at Russian ports, in…
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Europe
Navigators hit with US fine for North Korean links
UK firm Navigators Insurance Company has agreed to pay a fine for its links with shipping lines from sanctions-hit North…
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