United tions, March 31: 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 media reported on Saturday. The latest restrictions announced on Friday were directed not just at North Korea’s shipping operations but Chinese companies trading with Pyongyang, reports the BBC. The list includes 16 companies based in North Korea, five registered in Hong Kong, two on the Chinese mainland, two in Taiwan and one each in Pama and Singapore.