Pyongyang Tests Shipyard’s Limits with Massive Cargo Vessel Project

Pyongyang tests shipyard’s limits with massive cargo vessel project

North Korea has tasked the Ryongnam Ship Repair Plant in Nampo with constructing an 18,000-ton cargo vessel, marking an ambitious test of the country’s shipbuilding capabilities. A South Pyongan source told Daily NK recently that the Central Committee ordered earlier this month to “construct a modern 18,000-ton freighter using our own resources,” and instructed the plant to spend three months… Source

Russia reportedly helping North Korea build warships, but questions over seaworthiness remain after failed launch

Russia appears to have provided North Korea with extensive assistance in designing and rapidly constructing two advanced destroyers, the most modern in Pyongyang's fleet, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on June 25.The destroyers, part of the new Choe Hyon class, were built in just over a year — an unusually fast timeline that analysts say would have been impossible without foreign support.Satellite imagery and launch footage suggest a cle…