List of North Korean merchant ships (original) (raw)

This is an incomplete list of 123 North Korean merchant ships with a gross tonnage of approximately 420,000 gt. In February 2015, press reports indicated that , which controls North Korean merchant shipping, has renamed at least some of these ships to avoid international sanctions. Several front companies in Hong Kong also act as owners for DPRK-flagged ships. These include "Trendy Sunshine Hong Kong Limited," "SBC International," "Advance Superstar (Hong Kong) Limited" and "Shen Zhong International Shipping."