Tag: maritime
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...
Four N. Koreans sentenced to political prison camps after failed sea...
Four North Koreans who tried unsuccessfully to defect by sea in late April have been sentenced to political prison camps.
"Four people who got caught...
N. Korea pursues unofficial technology transfer to upgrade key western port
North Korea recently requested technical assistance from civilian companies in the Chinese city of Dalian to modernize equipment at Nampo Port.
"The Cabinet's Ministry of...
North Korea upgrades naval office to strategic combat agency
North Korea has begun reorganizing its Naval Hydrographic Office into a combat-oriented strategic operations agency following orders from leader Kim Jong Un to strengthen...
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...
N. Korea pivots to Russian trade routes for essential supplies
North Korea is restructuring its supply chains for essential goods, shifting focus from Chinese to Russian trade routes as part of an expanding bilateral...
North Korea detains Chinese fishing boat as maritime patrols intensify
A North Korean patrol boat seized a Chinese fishing vessel near Cholsan county, North Pyongan province, last month and detained its six-member crew for...
N. Korea moves forward with ambitious efforts to modernize Songrim Port
In a move to modernize its maritime infrastructure, North Korea has unveiled a plan to transform Songrim Port into a dual-purpose facility, separating military...
