Search OpenSanctions

Korea Tonghae Shipping Company

Sanctioned entity

Korea Tonghae Shipping Company is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Korea Tonghae Shipping Company · コリア・トンヘ・シッピング・カンパニー · 朝鮮東海海運会社				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	North Korean shipping company affiliated with one or multiple North Korean vessels, which is designated by Japan. Associated with illicit import and export of materials, including WMD-related goods and equipment and etc. from Japan to the DPRK.				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO0701819`				[sources]
Phone	+85023400970				[sources]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
Address	CPO Box 120, Changgwang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea · Pyongyang, North Korea · 北朝鮮平壌特別市				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-22	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Annex 32.2 (p. 219) of the UN Panel of Experts February 2015 report mentions a "Representative Office in Egypt" with a corresponding address (6 Saleh Ayoub St. Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, D.P.R. of Korea Embassy).

— DPRK Reports non-official source, 2023-08-08

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Japan	Ministry of Finance		2006-09-19	-

Address
Full address	Country
北朝鮮平壌特別市	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Ocean Maritime Management Company Limited Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	OMM has owned and/or operated at least 35 vessels, most of which were originally owned and/or controlled by Korea Tonghae Shipping Company	2004-06	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
MU DU BONG Sanctioned entity	Owner	-	1996
Embassy of the DPRK in Egypt	Share the same address

Data sources

Japan METI End User List827

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · METI

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,963

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

DPRK Reports5,501

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Source data IDs: kprusi-99345406a78f702dc860aa1629a518760e086ce7 · jp-eul-22d3d7f41c0ec6437fcea1058b930358df3ae883 · jp-eul-cce5d0ba49f298e14418c33f41b4c81726aa45c6 · jp-eul-39c947fd8402a1891cb8303cdbb019d039698c9e · ja-mof-34cee162abf2c7d243fcb716bde9585600448e00

For experts: raw data explorer

Factsheet Descriptions Data sources

OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.

Use the API License in bulk