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 Ocean Maritime Management Company, which controls North Korean merchant shipping, has renamed at least some of these ships to avoid international sanctions. [1] [2] 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." [3]
Name | IMO number | Type | Length | Gross tonnage | Notes |
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Al Iman | 7712975 | Livestock Carrier | 101 m (331 ft) | 3,556 | [4] |
An Song | 8513883 | General Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 5,512 | [5] |
Bassant | 6421581 | Livestock Carrier | 61 m (200 ft) | 943 | [6] |
Bei Si Te 1 | 9089401 | General Cargo | 78 m (256 ft) | 1,746 | [7] |
Bu Gang | 7909164 | General Cargo | 118 m (387 ft) | 2,982 | [8] |
Bu Hung | 7516424 | General Cargo | 107 m (351 ft) | 5,386 | [9] |
Chang Dok | 8020252 | General Cargo | 90 m (295 ft) | 2,496 | [10] |
Cheng Hai | 9036533 | General Cargo | 77 m (253 ft) | 1,479 | [11] |
Chong Chon Gang | 7937317 | Bulk Cargo | 155 m (509 ft) | 9,147 | renamed Tong Hung San. Seized by Panama authorities. [12] [13] |
Chong Gen | 8862155 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,558 | [14] Sunk off the coast of Japan. [15] |
Chong Jin 2 | 7628241 | General Cargo | 163 m (535 ft) | 13,087 | [16] |
Chong Ryon San | 7803839 | General Cargo | 7,644 | [17] | |
Chong Ryu 2 | 8891845 | General Cargo | 427 | [18] | |
Courageous | Unknown | Products tanker | Unknown | 3,900 | Seized in Cambodia in April 2021. [19] |
Ja Ryok | 9826952 | General Cargo | 99 m (325 ft) | 5,000 | [20] [21] |
Chong Un San 1 | 8977900 | Oil Products Tanker | 50 m (164 ft) | 498 | [22] |
Chun Yang 8 | 8661290 | General Cargo | 113 m (371 ft) | 4,818 | [23] |
Chun Yang 9 | 8652756 | General Cargo | 90 m (295 ft) | 2,355 | [24] |
Dae Bong 1 | 8408193 | General Cargo | 84 m (276 ft) | 2,514 | [25] |
Dai Hong Dan | 7944695 | Bulk Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,390 | [26] |
Dong Fang Qi Yung | 9095412 | Bulk Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 2,996 | [27] |
Fortune Star 7 | 8326022 | General Cargo | 82 m (269 ft) | 1,599 | Scrapped [28] [29] |
Hae Do Ji | 8316326 | Bulk Cargo | 172 m (564 ft) | 17,183 | [30] |
Hao Fan 6 | Unknown | Bulk Cargo | 140 m (459 ft) | 8,343 | Owned by "Trendy Sunshine Hong Kong Limited" [31] |
Hoe Ryong | 9041552 | General Cargo | 96 m (315 ft) | 4,157 | [32] |
Hu Chang | 8330815 | Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,706 | [12] [33] |
Hua Dong 7 | 8749200 | General Cargo | 96 m (315 ft) | 2,986 | perhaps Puy Yun 2? [34] [35] |
Hung Gyong | 8825664 | Bulk Cargo | 69 m (226 ft) | 1,113 | [36] |
Hung Tae 1 | 8604541 | General Cargo | 90 m (295 ft) | 2,383 | [37] |
Hwang Chol 1 | 7431117 | General Cargo | 76 m (249 ft) | 1,540 | [38] |
Hwanggumphong 2 | 8520719 | General Cargo | 73 m (240 ft) | 1,417 | renamed Hwang Gum Phyong 2 [39] [40] |
Hyok Sin 2 | 8018900 | Bulk Cargo | 181 m (594 ft) | 14,929 | [41] |
Jang San | 8328599 | Bulk Cargo | 130 m (427 ft) | 6,499 | perhaps Jan Su San? [42] [43] |
Jaryok | unknown | General Cargo | unknown | 5,000 | [44] |
Jie Shun | 8518780 | General Cargo | 97 m (318 ft) | 2,825 | [45] |
Ji Song 3 | 8106094 | General Cargo | 72 m (236 ft) | 1,798 | [46] |
Ji Song 5 | 9063146 | General Cargo | 83 m (272 ft) | 1,580 | [47] |
Ji Song 6 | 8898740 | Bunkering Tanker | 70 m (230 ft) | 841 | [48] |
Ji Song 7 | 8622634 | General Cargo | 1,018 | [49] | |
Ji Song 8 | 8503228 | General Cargo | 106 m (348 ft) | 3,953 | [50] |
Ji Song 9 | 8627658 | General Cargo | 77 m (253 ft) | 1,103 | [51] |
Ji Song 10 | 9525845 | General Cargo | 1,798 | [52] | |
Ji Song 12 | 8103250 | General Cargo | 73 m (240 ft) | 1,499 | [53] |
Jin Hung | 9095747 | General Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 3,300 | [54] |
Jin Hung 8 | 8416023 | General Cargo | 93 m (305 ft) | 3,548 | [55] |
Jin Teng | 9163166 | General Cargo | 105 m (344 ft) | 4,355 | [56] Seized by Philippines. [57] Released on grounds of Chinese ownership. As of August 2016, it was Belize-flagged, renamed Sheng Da 8, and owned by Blue Ocean Ship Management of Weiha, China. [58] |
Kang Nam 1 | 8922436 | General Cargo | 86 m (282 ft) | 702 | [59] |
Kang Nam 3 | 8151415 | Oil Products Tanker | 823 | [60] | |
Kang Nam 5 | 8626006 | General Cargo | 60 m (197 ft) | 1,135 | [61] |
Kang Nam 6 | 8323812 | General Cargo | 73 m (240 ft) | 1,319 | [62] |
Kang Nam 7 | 8132304 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,314 | [63] |
Kang Bong | 8994245 | General Cargo | 80 m (262 ft) | 1,366 | [64] |
Kum Pit | 9022362 | General Cargo | 69 m (226 ft) | 1,296 | [65] |
Kum Pit 1 | 8613578 | Aggregate Carrier | 51 m (167 ft) | 928 | [66] |
Kum Pit 2 | 8731497 | Dredge | 1,131 | [67] | |
Kum Pit 28 | 8989874 | General Cargo | 220 m (722 ft) | 498 | [68] |
Kum Pit 34 | 8731502 | Aggregate Carrier | 629 | [69] | |
Kum Pit 35 | 8731514 | Aggregate Carrier | 655 | [70] | |
Kum Song | 8518962 | General Cargo | 79 m (259 ft) | 1,551 | [71] |
Kum San Bong | 8810384 | General Cargo | 70 m (230 ft) | 1,449 | [72] |
Kum Un San | 8720436 | Oil Products Tanker | 77 m (253 ft) | 1,023 | [73] |
Kwang Pho | 8029806 | General Cargo | 65 m (213 ft) | 999 | [74] |
Lian Shun 9 | 8651221 | General Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 2,971 | [75] |
Man Gyong Bong 92 | 8890580 | Ferry | 126 m (413 ft) | 9,672 | [76] |
Man Pung | 7432953 | General Cargo | 160 m (525 ft) | 10,209 | [77] |
Mi Rim | 8713471 | General Cargo | 96 m (315 ft) | 2,549 | [78] |
Mi Yang 1 | 8031653 | General Cargo | 87.6 m (287 ft) | 1,982 | [79] |
Mi Yang 5 | 8620454 | General Cargo | 99 m (325 ft) | 2,657 | [80] |
Mi Yang 6 | 8828927 | General Cargo | 99 m (325 ft) | 2,612 | [81] |
Mi Yang 7 | 8303214 | General Cargo | 103 m (338 ft) | 3,249 | [82] |
Mi Yang 8 | 8863733 | General Cargo | 85 m (279 ft) | 2,700 | [83] |
Mi Yang 9 | 9092563 | General Cargo | 73 m (240 ft) | 1,126 | [84] |
Mu Bong 1 | 8610461 | Oil Products Tanker | 73 m (240 ft) | Unknown | [85] |
Mu Du Bong (a.k.a. Ryong Bong 1) | 8328197 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | Unknown | [86] seized by Mexican authorities [87] |
O Ka San | 8735924 | Container Ship | 81 m (266 ft) | 1,861 | [88] |
Paek Sa Bong | 8882002 | Fish Carrier | 98.6 m (323 ft) | 2,932 | [89] |
Paek Song 2 | 8416009 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,174 | [90] |
Pe Gae Bong | 8328616 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,500 | [91] |
Pho Thae | 7632955 | General Cargo | 145 m (476 ft) | 9,959 | [92] |
Pho Thong Gang | 8829555 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,558 | [93] |
Pi Ryu Gang | 8829593 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,582 | [94] |
Pom San | 9534652 | General Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 2,998 | [95] |
Su Ri Bong | 8605727 | Bulk Carrier | 174 m (571 ft) | 17,275 | In 2020 reported to be the largest ship in the fleet; [96] [97] still in service as of 2023 [update] . |
Puk Song 1 | 7910383 | General Cargo | 39 m (128 ft) | 283 | [98] |
Puk Song 2 | 8312813 | General Cargo | 70.6 m (232 ft) | 1,189 | [99] |
Ra Nam 1 | 7433268 | General Cargo | 141 m (463 ft) | 9,053 | [100] |
Ra Nam 2 | 8625545 | General Cargo | 90 m (295 ft) | 2,390 | [101] |
Ra Nam 3 | 9314650 | General Cargo | 81 m (266 ft) | 2,259 | [102] |
Rak Won | 7319814 | General Cargo | 9,826 | [103] | |
Rak Won 2 | 8819017 | General Cargo | 158 m (518 ft) | 12,215 | [104] |
Rung Ra 1 | 8713457 | General Cargo | 75 m (246 ft) | 1,444 | [105] |
Rung Ra Do | 8226040 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,499 | Built 1983; [106] decommissioned. [107] |
Rung Ra Do | 8989795 | General Cargo | 50 m (164 ft) | 498 | Built 1998; [108] active. [109] |
Ryo Myong | 8987333 | General Cargo | 84 m (276 ft) | 3,566 | [110] |
Ryong Gang 2 | 7640378 | General Cargo | 142 m (466 ft) | 9,027 | [111] |
Ryong Gun Bong renamed Chol Ryong | 8606173 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,735 | [112] Subject to UN Sanctions |
Ryon Phung | 9154189 | Oil Products Tanker | 89 m (292 ft) | 1,979 | [113] |
Sai Nal 2 | 8651398 | General Cargo | 97 m (318 ft) | 2,981 | [114] |
Sa Ja Bong | 8826046 | General Cargo | 127 m (417 ft) | 6,399 | [115] |
Sam Il Pho | 8829567 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,675 | [116] |
Sea Blue | 7358638 | General Cargo | 78 m (256 ft) | 1,936 | [117] |
Sea Mist | 7000932 | General Cargo | 76 m (249 ft) | 1,371 | [118] |
Son Bong 1 | 8221222 | General Cargo | 61 m (200 ft) | 979 | [119] |
Song Bong | 8739372 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 1,744 | [120] |
Song Gwang | 8992778 | General Cargo | 106 m (348 ft) | 3,962 | [121] |
Song Gwang Ryon | 8106800 | General Cargo | 89 m (292 ft) | 2,393 | [122] |
Sultan 1 | 9361081 | Landing Craft | 67 m (220 ft) | 497 | [123] [124] |
Tae Dok San | 8627804 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,254 | [125] |
Tae Gong Gang | 7738656 | General Cargo | 150 m (492 ft) | 9,010 | [126] |
Thae Song 1 | 8732037 | General Cargo | 69 m (226 ft) | 1,150 | [127] |
Tong Chong | 8829579 | General Cargo | 131 m (430 ft) | 6,099 | [128] |
Tu Ru Bong | 8882040 | General Cargo | 83 m (272 ft) | 2,736 | [129] |
Tu Ru Bong 1 | 8891869 | General Cargo | 298 | [130] | |
Tu Ru Bong 3 | 8891871 | General Cargo | 299 | [131] | |
Ul Ji Bong | 8214516 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,301 | [132] |
Ul Ji Bong 2 | 8035788 | General Cargo | 69 m (226 ft) | 1,227 | [133] |
Un Ha | 7627027 | General Cargo | 498 | [134] | |
Wise Honest | 8905490 | Bulk Carrier | 176 m (577 ft) | 17,061 | Seized by the Americans in May 2019 and sold for scrap. [135] [136] |
Won San 2 | 9159787 | General Cargo | 86 m (282 ft) | 2,654 | [137] |
Woory Star | 8408595 | General Cargo | 89 m (292 ft) | 3,154 | [138] |
Xin Zhou 2 | 8652823 | General Cargo | 98 m (322 ft) | 3,390 | [139] |
Xoh Paek | 7374888 | General Cargo | 102 m (335 ft) | 3,597 | [140] |
Yang Gak Do | 7929774 | Refrigerated Cargo | 70 m (230 ft) | 1,238 | [141] |
Yang Gak Do 3 | 8305872 | General Cargo | 1,112 | [142] | |
Yang Gak Do 7 | 8832227 | Research | 189 | [143] | |
Yang Gak Do 9 | 8328587 | General Cargo | 77 m (253 ft) | 1,578 | [144] |
Yon Bong | 9089114 | General Cargo | 82 m (269 ft) | 1,830 | [145] |
Yu Jong 1 | 8405311 | Crude Oil Tanker | 70 m (230 ft) | 1,038 | [146] |
Yu Jong 2 | 8604917 | Oil Products Tanker | 63 m (207 ft) | 748 | [147] |
Zo Kwang | 8125363 | General Cargo | 71 m (233 ft) | 1,292 | [148] |
Nearly 50 North Korean flagged ships have been re-flagged to the flag of Tanzania since March 2016, because of the new UN sanctions. [149]
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