The United States issues updated guidance regarding North Korea’s illicit shipping practices
OFAC highlighted a number of tactics used by North Korea and its trade partners to obfuscate the identities of vessels and cargo as well as manipulate information about the origins and destinations of vessels. Therefore, all actors in this sector should be mindful of the following practices: · Disabling the automatic identification system (AIS) to mask the movements of a vessel: this technique is often used to conceal the origin or destination of cargo, and is a violation of international regulations. For this reason, OFAC recommends that concerned parties (and, ...
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