Tag: PSC Annual Report

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2021. USCG reported that the total number of ships detained in 2021 for environmental protection, safety, and security related deficiencies increased from 57 to 63. 

Abuja MoU issued its annual PSC report, recording a total of 2,337 inspections, 937 deficiencies and nine detentions in 2020. SOLAS-related deficiencies still ranked the highest with 55.7% of all deficiencies recorded.

Caribbean MoU published its annual PSC report, recording a total of 293 ship inspections, 492 deficiencies and 7 ship detentions in 2020. Fire safety measures was the highest deficiency recorded, followed by Life Saving Appliances. 

The Paris MoU issued its annual PSC report recording a 27% decrease in the number of inspections in 2020: from almost 18,000 in recent years to 13,148. The detention percentage of 2.81% has decreased only slightly (2.96% in 2019) but the number of detentions has decreased significantly from 531 in 2019 to 369 in 2020. 

Black Sea MoU issued its annual PSC report recording a total of 241 ship detentions in 2020 compared with 212 detentions in 2019, which represents an increase of 13.68%. The detention percentage in 2020 was 4.21% which is also higher than in 2019 (3.51%).

The Paris MoU Committee adopted its new performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations (ROs). These lists will take effect from the 1st of July 2021.

AMSA issued its 2020 Annual PSC report, recording a total of 3,021 PSC inspections and 178 ship detentions. The figures showed a slight increase in the detention rate of ships from 5.1% in 2019 to 5.9%, while the peak in 2011 was 9.2%. 

A total of 57 ships were detained in the US in 2020, marking a decrease in the annual ship detention rate from 1.10% to 0.77%, the USCG said in its PSC Annual Report for 2020. While ship detentions related to fire safety and lifesaving systems remained similar to the past few years, MARPOL Annex I deficiencies decreased in the last year, the report reveals. 

Tokyo MOU presented its Annual Report on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region 2020. 19,415 inspections took place, with 493 ships being detained.

Indian Ocean MoU issued its Annual PSC Report, noting a decrease in ship inspections for 2020 due to the pandemic, but an increase in the overall detention percentage of 4.58%, with a total of 218 ship detentions.