The Security Council committee monitoring sanctions on North Korea announced yesterday that it has added Ocean Maritime Management Company, Ltd, which operates the vessel Chong Chon Gang, to its sanctions blacklist.
US Ambassador Samantha Power accused Cuba and North Korea of "a cynical, outrageous and illegal attempt ... To circumvent United Nations sanctions prohibiting the export of weapons to North Korea."
She said that imposing a global asset freeze on Ocean Maritime Management means that the company, which is headquartered in Pyongyang, will no longer be able to operate internationally.