A Russian company has agreed to operate North Korea’s Mangyongbong-92 ferry on a regular route between the two countries, according to a report from the Nikkei Asian Review published on Wednesday.

The St Petersburg-based company will run six trips a month between the Vladivostok in the Russian Far East and Songbong, a port in the Rason Special Economic Zone (SEZ).

The North Korean ferry will begin the routes on May 8, leaving Vladivostok in the evening and sailing the 150km route overnight, the Tokyo-based Nikkei adds. The Mangyongbong-92 will transport both passengers and cargo, though it’s unclear from the report