Controlled by Hiroshi Kasatsugu, a notorious DPRK enabler
Category: entity
MERIT SHIP MARITIME
A subsidiary of Total Bless International, owns the Grand Hope
KARO HOLDINGS
Linked to Korea Kunhae through joint administrative duties for a small North Korean cargo ship
TOTAL BLESS INTERNATIONAL
Controls the Grand Hope, a North Korean ship, suspected to be part of a sanctions evasion network
KOREA KUNHAE
Linked to weapons smuggling and sanctions evasion networks
RUNGRADO TRADING CORPORATION
Sanctioned by US for transporting North Korean workers around Asia
RYUSONG SHIPPING
The North Korean affiliate of Sea Star Hong Kong Shipping
KOREA RUNGRADO SHIPPING COMPANY
Probable subdivision of Rungrado Trading Corporation
KOREA RUNGRADO RYONGAKTRADING
Probable subdivision of Rungrado Trading Corporation
DALIAN SEA STAR SHIP TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Appears to be a sister company of Sea Star Ships (Hong Kong), in which Fan, Dong and Lu were all shareholders