U.N. sanctions committee bans 4 ships from entering ports

The United Nations North Korea sanctions committee has newly banned four ships from entering ports around the globe, the head of a U.N. panel said Monday following a briefing he gave to member states."This is the first time in U.N. history that four ships have been designated by the 1718 committee" after the latest sanctions resolution against North Korea was adopted on Sept. 11, panel coordinator Hugh Griffiths told reporters.He also pointed to the significance of implementing a port ban, rather than an assets freeze or travel ban -- meaning that the vessels "are banned from all ports."He …READ FULL ARTICLE