It is the UN’s largest ever package of designated penalties against Pyongyang.
The UN Security Council has blacklisted 27 ships, 21 shipping companies and one individual for aiding North Korea in its effort to evade sanctions.
The measures were proposed by the US last month as part of a crackdown on the maritime smuggling of North Korean commodities such as oil and coal.
Sanctioned oil tankers and cargo vessels are banned from ports worldwide and businesses face an asset freeze.
It is the UN’s largest ever package of designated penalties against Pyongyang.
North Korea is already under a range of international and US sanctions over its nuclear programme and missile tests.
The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said the latest measures were a “clear sign that the international community was united” in its efforts to increase pressure on the North Korean regime.
