Marshall Islands-flag vessel detentions
4 detentions of vessels flying the Marshall Islands flag. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
ILEKTRA (IMO 9782314) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 2017-built Ultramax bulker ILEKTRA has been detained at Tianjin on 7 October 2026, marking a sharp break in an otherwise exemplary port state control record. The vessel had passed 35 consecutive PSC inspections over nine years without a single detention, making this stoppage under Chinese authority a genuine outlier for a ship managed by Greece-based Meadway Bulkers Ltd.
LEFTERIS T (IMO 9621170) detained at Rotterdam, October 2026
The 2012-built handymax bulker LEFTERIS T has been detained at Rotterdam, marking its first recorded detention in over 14 years of service across 46 prior port state control inspections. The vessel changed hands, name, flag, and class society in April 2025, and its management chain has been reshuffled repeatedly since 2021, a factor that dominates its risk profile.
XIN HAI TONG 18 (IMO 9519004) detained at Varna, September 2026
The Marshall Islands-flagged bulker XIN HAI TONG 18 has been detained at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna on 29 September 2026, marking its fourth detention in a 17-year career and its second in just over 14 months. The vessel has cycled through four ISM managers in six years, switched classification society three times in the same period, and carries a VesselScore of 40 out of 100, placing it firmly in the high-risk band.
POAVOSA BRAVE (IMO 9519195) detained at Nelson, September 2026
The Handysize bulker POAVOSA BRAVE was detained at Nelson, New Zealand, on 24 September 2026, marking its third detention in just over three years and its second in Australian and New Zealand waters during 2026 alone. The vessel, managed by Synergy Maritime and commercially operated by Taiwan's Wisdom Marine Lines, now carries a VesselScore of 42.8 out of 100, placing it firmly in the high-risk band.
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