US Targets North Korea Coal Shipments With New Sanctions

US Targets North Korea Coal Shipments With New Sanctions
A mountain of coal is piled up on one side of the barrier in Rajin Harbour, North Korea, on Nov. 21, 2017. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The United States has blacklisted six companies, including several based in China, and four ships accused of illicit exports of North Korean coal, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

The United Nations Security Council banned North Korean coal exports in 2017. The 15-member body has unanimously boosted sanctions on North Korea since 2006 in a bid to choke off funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.