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| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Cheng Chiun Shipping Agency Co. Ltd. | [sources] | |||
| Other name | CCS · 程群船務代理有限公司 | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Taiwan | [sources] | |||
| Description | Operator 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 number | not available | [sources] | |||
| Address | No. 27 Hou An Road Chen Chen Dist. Kaohsiung City | [sources] | |||
| Source link | www.nknews.org | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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.
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| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Jaguar Trading Corp. | Linked | - | - | |
| Galaxy Trading Corp. | Linked | - | - | |
| Topaz International Corp. | Topaz International is a shell company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Hong Yao International Trade Co. Ltd. | Linked | - | - | |
| Galaxy Amber Ltd. | Linked | - | - | |
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Wills International Co. Ltd. | Wills International is a shell company owned by Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Wisteria | Wisteria is a shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Sunward Marine S.A. | Sunward Marine is a shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Evermore Trading Corp. | Cheng Chiun Shipping established or controls Evermore Trading | - | - | |
| Gemmy Marine S.A. | Gemmy Marine is a shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Ocean Energy International Corp. | Ocean Energy is a shell company owned by Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Trump Marine S.A. | Trump Marine is a shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Everway Global Ltd. | Everway is a shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |
| Energy Star Marine S.A. | Energy Star Marine is shell company and subsidiary company of Cheng Chiun Shipping | - | - | |