Tag: ship detentions

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued its Inspection Report for year 2023 revealing that heavy load carriers were the poorest performing ships in 2023, with a detention rate of 16.7%.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two African-registered vessels for illegal anchoring in Malaysian waters.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has filed a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to have the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) correct an internal contradiction in its new rule on detention and demurrage. 

The Indian Ocean MoU published its annual report for 2023, reporting a total of 5785 inspections. Out of these 5785 inspections, 3021 inspections had deficiencies and the total numbers of deficiencies were 13346.

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK MCA) announced today that two foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports at the end of March after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

According to Paris MoU, M/V "AIKATERINI K" was detained in Kiel (Germany) on 28 February 2024. This is the third detention in the Paris MOU region within the last 24 months.

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2023. USCG reported that the annual detention rate increased from 0.89 percent to 1.22 percent.

According to Paris MoU, GSP FALCON was detained in Alexandroupoli (Greece) on 6 March 2024. This is the third detention in the Paris MOU region within the last 24 months.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Maritime Administrator has issued a Marine Safety Advisory to urge operators to exercise extreme caution when calling China as it continues to receive reports of ships unable to maneuver in high-density traffic or narrow waters in the country.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that four foreign flagged ships remained under detention in UK ports at the end of February after failing Paris MOU Port State Control (PSC) inspection.