A Chinese state-owned company was involved with the ownership and administration of a North Korean vessel, in a possible breach of UN resolutions, a report from a Hong Kong-based media outlet said on Tuesday.

The 2800-tonne Hae Bang San was, at various times, owned or managed by a company linked to China’s largest state-run investment group, even as it sailed around Japan, China, and North Korea.

While there is no evidence the ship was moving illicit cargo, it did feature in a recent report from the UN Panel of Experts (PoE), which stated that its foreign ownership may have constituted a