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Cheng Chiun Shipping Agency Co. Ltd.

TypeCompany[sources]
NameCheng Chiun Shipping Agency Co. Ltd.[sources]
Other nameCCS · 程群船務代理有限公司[sources]
Incorporation datenot available[sources]
Jurisdictionnot available[sources]
CountryTaiwan[sources]
DescriptionOperator of the vessels "Sky Venus" (IMO: 9168257) and the "Sunward" (IMO: 8920115), which is linked to refined petroleum product shipments to the DPRK via ship-to-ship transfers. The company used shell companies for payment facilitation related to these transfers. Despite denying sanctions evasion, Cheng Chiun Shipping hasn't substantiated several of its claims. Its acceptance of anonymous receiver ships has enabled illicit activities, including sanctions evasion.[sources]
Registration numbernot available[sources]
AddressNo. 27 Hou An Road Chen Chen Dist. Kaohsiung City[sources]
Source linkwww.nknews.org[sources]
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Paragraph 64 (p. 47) of the UN Panel of Experts March 2022 report and multiple other report sources describe Cheng Chiun Shipping as the operator of the vessels "Sky Venus" (IMO: 9168257) and "Sunward" (IMO: 8920115). However, Paragraph 66 (ibid.) describes how Cheng Chiun Shipping exerts such roles through its front companies Ocean Energy International and Wills International. A search for the vessel IMOs on Equasis has shown that the relationship is registered between the vessels and the front companies, not Cheng Chiun Shipping itself.

— DPRK Reports non-official source,

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