The Mangyongbong ferry has resumed operations to transfer cargo between Russia and North Korea after a two-month hiatus, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on Monday.

The operation of the Rajin-Vladivostok ferry route, which originally involved the delivery of passengers and cargo, began in May, but was suspended in August following a local dispute.

“On Sunday the ferry left Vladivostok for Rajin, but without passengers, while we are transporting cargo only as negotiations with the management of Vladivostok Marine Terminal continue,” Director General of InvestStroiTrest Vladimir Baranov told RIA Novosti on Monday.

At the time of the suspension of services, Baranov,