Vessel detentions at Shanghai
4 detentions recorded at Shanghai. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
GOLDEN VEGA (IMO 9773167) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The Panama-flagged chemical/oil products tanker Golden Vega was detained at Shanghai on 12 October 2026, its second detention in under four months. A vessel that sailed through its first nine years of service without a single detention has now accumulated two in quick succession under the same ownership and management that has been in place since delivery.
SKY IRIS (IMO 9958066) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
A four-year-old Japanese-managed containership with a near-spotless PSC record has been detained at Shanghai, marking its first detention ever. Across 13 prior port state inspections, the vessel recorded just a single deficiency, making this an outlier event that will demand close attention from charterers and underwriters watching the vessel's next moves.
DSM AMBITION (IMO 9472672) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The 18-year-old Panama-flagged general cargo ship DSM Ambition has been detained in Shanghai on 6 October 2026, the third detention recorded against the vessel in just eight months. The vessel changed ownership, management, flag, and name in August 2026, and her deteriorating PSC record under these new operators marks a sharp departure from more than a decade of detention-free service.
BELLE ARIES (IMO 9313204) detained at Shanghai, October 2026
The 21-year-old Panama-flagged container ship Belle Aries was detained in Shanghai on 3 October 2026, marking the vessel's first recorded detention in a PSC history stretching back over two decades and 35 inspections. The ship, formerly known as Newnew Polar Bear and linked to a 2023 marine casualty off the Chinese coast, has changed hands, names, flags, and class societies multiple times in the past three years.
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