A North Korean-flagged general cargo ship arrived near a Chinese port which handles sanctioned commodities like coal and iron, and took up position outside the facility, the NK Pro ship tracker shows.

The 3600-tonne Mi Yang 5 arrived at China’s Longkou port on Thursday and was waiting outside the area at the time of writing.

The port was once a common drop off point for North Korea’s raw materials, and the DPRK’s ships continue to visit the area though in less frequency than before.

Typically the ships’ eventual destinations in the