Tag: maritime
N. Korea inspects progress in ‘three revolutionary movements’ at shipyards
As the end of the year approaches, North Korea’s ruling party has sent inspectors to major shipyards in Chongjin, Rajin, Sinpo and Nampo to...
Pyongyang’s vanishing islands: Satellite images reveal aggressive sand mining in Taedong...
Recent satellite images capture the gradual disappearance of uninhabited islands in the Taedong River in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as a result...
N. Korean shipyard workers forced into unpaid overtime
Workers at Sinpo Shipyard have been forced to work unpaid overtime to "boost their sense of responsibility." This follows North Korea's failed destroyer launch...
Pyongyang tests shipyard’s limits with massive cargo vessel project
North Korea has tasked the Ryongnam Ship Repair Plant in Nampo with constructing an 18,000-ton cargo vessel, marking an ambitious test of the country's...
N. Korea’s challenge to the NLL
North Korea has intensified efforts to nullify the Northern Limit Line (NLL) through strategic moves that signal a fundamental shift in maritime boundary claims....
N. Korea fires officials who suggested using Russian cranes for sunken...
North Korea's ruling party rejected a proposal to bring Russian cranes to salvage a new destroyer that capsized during its launch ceremony at Chongjin...
N. Koreans criticize mass arrests after destroyer launch disaster
As North Korea continues arresting officials responsible for the failed launch of a new destroyer at Chongjin Shipyard, some North Koreans are criticizing the...
N. Korea to transport new destroyer across seas to bolster east...
North Korea intends to transport its newly launched 5,000-ton destroyer from Nampo Shipyard to the East Sea via barge, where it will join the...
Royal reality show: How Kim Jong Un is using his family...
North Korea is making an unusual media move by including family members and children of high-ranking officials at "Kim Jong Un's priority events" and...
Kim Yo Jong’s children steal spotlight at N. Korean naval ceremony
North Korean state media reported that the launch ceremony for the new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer "Choi Hyun-ho" was held at Nampo Shipyard on April...
