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Problems with the shipbuilding industry? By September 2011, the number of Vietnamese ships that were seized at international ports rose to 83. Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang assigned Deputy Minister Nguyen Hong Truong to investigate and suggest solutions. However, by the end of December 2011, solutions were not available, while the number of captured ships soared to 126.According to the Vietnam Vehicle Registration Agency, some Vietnamese ships were built in developed countries but they were old and were not maintained well, resulted in serious technical errors and they were seized. Some of them included Golden Light, Lucky Viship, Xitona, Tan Binh 05, Sunny Viship and Blue Viship that were built in the UK and Japan in the 80s.However, some ships which were built by Vietnamese shipyards in 2005-2010 were also captured, such as Vinalines Unity, Sail 36, Dong An 08 - ALCI, Quang Dinh 36, Viet Thaun 68, Truong Phat 01 - ALCI, An Trung 168 and Century Star. It is said that ships built in Vietnam had problems.In the list of newly built ships, which were captured owing to PSC errors (errors detected by Port State Control), there was Hai Tien 18. This vessel was built at a ...

During January 2012 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that eight foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during January 2012 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.Latest monthly figures show that there were three new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during January 2012 and five vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.32% this is slightly down from Decembers twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels two were registered with a flag state listed on the Paris MOU white list, two were registered with a flag state on the grey list two were registered with a flag state on the black list and two were unregistered.1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard ...

The tankers attempted to transfer 130,000 liters of illegal fuel Two vessels have been seized by the Southern Region of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The ships are believed by authorities to have been attempting to transfer 130,000 liters of illegal fuel in the waters near Pengerang. The Malaysian government has been trying to crack down on this issue for some time.Officials said that during operations carried out in early morning hours, an MMEA vessel detected the two ships coinciding suspiciously. Upon inspection, five members of the MT Urban Lima crew were transferring 130,000 liters of petrol to the MT 18 Heaven. During the inspection, almost 57,000 liters were transferred. Each captain failed to provide any documentation that allows oil transfer from ship to ship without permission.The MT Urban Lima is registered in Sierra Leone; the MT 18 Heaven is registered in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Both are being detained for further questioning and investigation. 22 crewmen have also been taken into custody, mainly Indonesians.Samples of the gasoline were taken to the Department of Chemistry in Johor to confirm the oil's status. If convicted, the ship-owners can be fined and/or imprisoned for up to 2 years.Source: Maritime Executive

Bail of $3.3 million A Chinese maritime court on Saturday ordered the detention of a South Korean cargo ship over a chemical leak that polluted the Yangtze River, contaminating drinking water in parts of Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The country's second water pollution scare in a month sparked a run on bottled water.The court ordered the cargo ship, Gloria, to be detained at the city of Nantong and set a bail of 20.6 million yuan ($3.3 million), Bu Xiaofang, a spokesman of the Zhenjiang municipal government, was quoted as saying late on Saturday.Officials in Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province said phenol, an acid compound used to make nylon and detergents, was found in its water source last week. The pollution caused tap water in some parts of the city to emit a pungent smell, sending panicked residents to stockpile bottled water from supermarkets.A cancer-causing cadmium discharge from a mining company polluted a long stretch of two rivers in southern China last month, prompting officials to warn some 3.7 million people of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region to avoid drinking water from the river, state media reported.Pollution as well as food safety have come under the spotlight in China, ...

After failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that nine foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during December 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were two new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during December 2011 and seven vessels remained under detention from previous months.The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.3% this is slightly down from Novembers twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels three were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, four were registered with a flag states on the grey list one was registered with a flag state on the black list and one was unregistered.1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the ...

During November 2011 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 13 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during November 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were six new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during November 2011 and seven vessels remained under detention from previous months.The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 3.17% this is slightly up from Octobers twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels six were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, four were registered with a flag states on the grey list one was registered with a flag state on the black list and two were unregistered.1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the Maritime and Coastguard ...

The crew is detained on board the vessel for the investigation A contingent of Department of Homeland Security agencies discovered almost 100 lbs of illicit narcotics during joint enforcement exam aboard a vessel arriving to the Port of Corpus Christi, shortly before 8 p.m. December 8.DHS law enforcement personnel found two stowaways from Colombia aboard the vessel. Also discovered were 94 lbs of cocaine and more than 5 pounds of heroin packed in two nylon bags.The Motor Vessel , an oil tanker, was arriving from Venezuela.Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations, Office of Air and Marine, and U.S. Border Patrol conducted the joint boarding. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) also participated in the joint enforcement exam."This operation is a first-rate example of the collaborative effort DHS makes in securing the nation," said CBP's Judson W. Murdock II, acting director of field operations, Houston. "We will take any opportunity to work with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to disrupt criminal activity whether it's seizing narcotics or arresting illegal immigrants."The joint boarding was planned and conducted by participating agencies based on targeting by CBP using law enforcement databases.The crew is currently detained on board the vessel. ...

MV Rima detained for pollution Bulk carrier detained in Batumi, Georgia, Black sea, for pollution, reported national media.Exact date of detention is unknown, presumably in period Dec 10-12 2011and character of pollution is also unclear.Master of the vessel, Syrian citizen Anvar Gusso is accused with pollution. On Dec 12 court fined him with $40,000 (65,000 Lari).Vessel is under arrest until the fine is paid.(Bulk carrier Rima IMO 8520226, dwt 26841, built 1986, flag Malta, manager Rima Marine LTD., Lebanon)Source: Maritime Bulletin

After failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that 8 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during September 2011 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.Latest monthly figures show that there were 4 new detentions of foreign flagged ships in UK ports during September 2011 and 4 vessels remained under detention from previous months. The overall rate of detentions compared with inspections carried out over the last twelve months was 2.76% this is slightly down from Augusts twelve month rate. Out of the detained vessels 4 were registered with a flag states listed on the Paris MOU white list, 1 was registered with a flag state on the grey list 2 were registered with flag states on the black list and 1 was unregistered.1.In response to one of the recommendations of Lord Donaldsons Inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping and in compliance with the EU Directive on Port State Control (95/21/EC as amended), the Maritime and Coastguard agency (MCA) publishes full details of the foreign flagged vessels detained in UK ports each month.2. Inspections of foreign flagged ships in UK ports are undertaken by surveyors from the ...

19 weapons of various kinds were found on board The Yemeni coastguard detained on Tuesday vessels from Russia and Mongolia in Yemeni territorial waters in the Red Sea, the Elaph online portal said, quoting a coastguard spokesman.Fishermen had reported that two "suspicious" vessels had entered Yemeni territorial waters, spokesman Abdullah Mohammed Jalil told journalists.A total of 27 crew members belonging to "various European nations," were on board the ships, he said, adding that "19 weapons of various kinds" were found on board the Russian vessel.Both vessels were reported to have been convoyed to a port in the western Hodeidah province.A spokesman for the Russian embassy in Yemen told RIA Novosti the report was being investigated."There have been no official reports from the Yemeni side... about the detention of Russian citizens, as well as those from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries," he said."It is unlikely that those may be Russian or CIS nationals," he said. "We don't have any information confirming this."Source: RIA Novosti