A North Korean cargo ship with previous ties to the DPRK’s sanctions evasion networks arrived at a Chinese port equipped to offload cargos such as coal and iron late on Tuesday, the NK Pro Ship Tracker shows.

The ship’s arrival comes despite mounting scrutiny on the movement of North Korea’s commercial maritime fleet, with the DPRK reportedly borrowing techniques from its weapon smuggling operations to move sanctioned commodities.

The 14000-ton Myong Sin bulk carrier docked at a pier in China’s Lianyungang Port on Tuesday, with satellite imagery indicating the port is