The Jin Teng arrived in the Philippines from Palembang, Indonesia on March 3, just hours after the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution No. 2207, tightening its sanctions against Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test on January 6 and a long-range rocket launch on February 7.
Under the resolution, all countries will monitor every freighter to and from the DPRK.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will also announce its own sanctions against the DPRK this week, a RoK official said.
The Yonhap news agency cited the official as saying that the sanctions will likely include banning the entry of ships from third-party countries that have been to the DPRK to RoK ports, and blacklisting more DPRK organisations and individuals.