Malta-flag vessel detentions
3 detentions of vessels flying the Malta flag. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
WHITE FIN (IMO 9607291) detained at Yingkou, October 2026
The Malta-flagged Supramax bulker WHITE FIN has been detained at the Chinese port of Yingkou on 10 October 2026. This is the vessel's third detention in a 15-year career, and the second time she has been held by authorities in the Asia-Pacific region, following a high-deficiency detention by AMSA in Australia in December 2020. The vessel has been under the same Istanbul-based manager since delivery, making this a record worth scrutinising for charterers assessing operator quality rather than ownership churn.
HOPA (IMO 9684213) detained at Vancouver, September 2026
The Malta-flagged bulker HOPA was detained in Vancouver on 27 September 2026, marking only the second detention in the vessel's 13-year service life. The first, at Tangshan in June 2015, was over 11 years ago, making this a notable break in what has been one of the cleaner PSC records among Turkish-managed tonnage.
PEARL-T (IMO 9264166) detained at Rotterdam, September 2026
The 23-year-old chemical/oil products tanker PEARL-T has been detained in Rotterdam on 25 September 2026, marking the vessel's first known detention in over two decades of service and 35 prior port state control inspections without a single hold. The detention is a striking departure from a historically clean record, and it comes just weeks after a deficiency-free inspection in Cameroon.
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