North Korean-flagged cargo ship Chong Chon Gang was seized for smuggling weapons in 2014
It comes despite planned summits this spring between the USA and South Korean leaders with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
The United Nations Security Council on Friday blacklisted 27 ships, 21 companies and a businessman for helping North Korea evade sanctions, according to news reports.
The move is part of a global crackdown on the smuggling of North Korean commodities in violation of United Nations sanctions resolutions, which were adopted in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
The move is part of a global crackdown on the smuggling of North Korean commodities in violation of United Nations sanctions resolutions, which were adopted in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
The action bans global port entry for 13 North Korean oil tankers and cargo vessels, and 12 other ships suspected of helping North Korea smuggle oil and banned commodities.
After the US sanctions in February were imposed, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said his government would continue its efforts in probing into possible assistance other Taiwanese individuals and entities may have provided to North Korea and some North Koreans.
21 shipping and trading firms were hit by an assets freeze. They are used to transport oil and coal.
12 North Korean firms were blacklisted for running ships involved in illegal transfers of oil and fuel, according to the document.
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The remaining firms are in based Singapore, Samoa, the Marshall Islands and Panama.
In a statement released by the Security Council on its website on Friday, the council said the Taiwanese Tsang Yung-yuan (張永源) "has coordinated North Korean coal exports with a North Korean broker operating in a third country".
The MOFA said the efforts showed the government's determination to follow the sanctions of the worldwide community against North Korea, and to impose diplomatic and economic pressure on Pyongyang.
Trump later said he anticipates "tremendous success" in the meeting.
While Trump has agreed to meet Kim, he tweeted on Wednesday that "maximum sanctions and pressure must be maintained". She also said it was "a clear sign" of the global community's resolve to maintain "maximum pressure" on the regime.
It comes despite an easing of tensions, as North Korea has halted tests associated with its nuclear and missile programs for four months and embarked on a diplomatic offensive.
The UN has imposed massive sanctions against North Korea, targeting 90 per cent of its trade revenues in the last two years for repeatedly violating resolutions prohibiting nuclear and military exercises but it has struggled to have countries like China and Russian Federation to enforce the sanctions effectively.
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