North Korea 's maritime trade is centered around its primary gateway, the Seaport - Nampo. This single, vital port serves as the main artery for imports and exports, providing essential access to global shipping routes, supporting the nation's economy, and facilitating seamless international trade operations.

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North Korea port and trade overview

Live country-level traffic, partner mix, and global context to complement the port directory below.

Listed ports

1

Ports shown on this page

Avg monthly traffic

0 TEU/mo

12-week tracked country throughput

Latest week

0 TEU/wk

Latest available weekly reading

Share of global trade

0%

Against 24.6M TEU/mo in tracked global container flow

Popular port pairs

High-interest port-to-port searches involving North Korea

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Popular shipping lines

Popular shipping lines serving North Korea

Aggregated from serviceable-operator coverage across 3 high-interest port pairs connected to North Korea.

CMA CGM logo

Popular shipping line

CMA CGM

CMDU • 1 popular port pair

Hapag Lloyd logo

Popular shipping line

Hapag Lloyd

HLCU • 1 popular port pair

MSC logo

Popular shipping line

MSC

MSCU • 1 popular port pair

OOCL logo

Popular shipping line

OOCL

OOLU • 1 popular port pair

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