Tag: ship detentions

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) had detained more than 100 vessels in eastern Johor waters due to various reasons, including illegal anchoring.

During August 2021, there were five new detentions of foreign-flagged vessels in a UK port, while a total of four foreign-flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during August 2021 after failing PSC inspection, the UK MCA announced.

North P&I club's local correspondents, Spica, reported an increase of incidents where the Indonesian Navy have detained vessels anchored in waters off the island of Bintan, furthest to the east in the Singapore Strait.

During July 2021, there were three new detentions of foreign-flagged vessels in a UK port, while a total of four foreign-flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports during July 2021 after failing PSC inspection, the UK MCA announced.

Paris MoU has issued its list of ship detentions for July 2021. The updated list contains 50 ships compared to 38 in June and 46 in May. The details of detentions are entered in the information system of the Paris MoU after the ship has been released.

COVID-19 outbreak did not affect significantly the status and routine of PSC in the USCG area of responsibility. The reduction to inspections was 15% while the Global PSC showed a decrease number of 30%.

For a ship owner/manager, detention is a worst case scenario. Not only the ship is delayed, imposing additional costs but it also disturbs the records of ship owner and all managed fleet.

During June 2021, there were two new detentions of foreign-flagged vessels in a UK port, while a total of four foreign-flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports after failing PSC inspection, the UK MCA announced.

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.