Reuters: U.N. blacklists dozens of ships, companies over North Korea smuggling
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts.
The council’s North Korea sanctions committee acted on a request by the United States, designating 21 shipping companies — including five based in China — 15 North Korean ships, 12 non-North Korean ships and a Taiwanese man.
The move comes days after Kim met Chinese President Xi Jinping and an announcement that the North Korean leader would meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on April 27. He is also scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump some time in May.
While Trump has agreed to meet Kim, he tweeted on Wednesday that “maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained.”
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More News On The U.N. Imposing More Sanctions On Companies That Deal With North Korea
UN blacklists 27 ships and 21 companies for helping North Korea dodge sanctions -- South China Morning Post
UN Unveils Blacklist to Fight North Korea Sanctions-Busting -- New York Times
US says Security Council approves new sanctions on NKorea -- AP
North Korea: UN Security Council blacklists dozens of ships, companies over illegal smuggling -- ABC News Online
UN Security Council moves to enforce sanctions against North Korea -- The Hill
UN blacklists dozens of ships and companies for North Korean smuggling operations -- Business Insider
UN blacklists companies, ships for helping North Korea -- Aljazeera
7 comments:
Perhaps someone can help me understand what it means to blacklist a ship...and don't most fly under flags of nations they are really not owned by?
"don't most fly under flags of nations they are really not owned by?"
Is that true or is it true for just a subset of nations?
Wiki articles gives the back end but not the front end.
That is the number of ships registered in Panama, Liberia, etc is known. The percentages the other way... that is real owners of the ships and which countries they are used for is not known.
Would a Ghanian company register is Ghana or in nearby Liberia? Is this a western state tax disease?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience
"Among licensed mariners, American chief engineers earned a median $63,630, varying from $35,030 to $109,310 while their Filipino counterparts averaged $5,500 per year (PHP21,342 per month)."
Thanks for the pay scale but that is not the issue I am interested in.
Anon,
The pay scale illustrates why flags of convenience are used.
I can see why they are used, misused, and why they should go away.
Flags of convenience started in the 1920s. The Wiki article is well worth the read.
The article touches upon tax rates, regs, globalization (70 years before it was a thang), criminal syndicates & more.
Anonymous:
Check the official UN article about this matter:
https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sc13272.doc.htm
"Assets freeze, prohibited from port entry, de-flagging."
"The Committee further wishes to recall the decision of the Security Council that all Member States shall prohibit the entry into their ports of the vessels designated..."
"blacklist a ship"
mlacix nailed it.
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