Vessel detentions at Tianjin
3 detentions recorded at Tianjin. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
BIG GEORGE (IMO 9142942) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 29-year-old container ship BIG GEORGE has been detained at Tianjin for the second time in eight months, following a deteriorating inspection record that has seen deficiency counts surge since late 2024. The vessel's ISM manager changed in January 2025, just weeks before its first detention in Dalian, and the ship has accumulated 13 initial inspections across Chinese and Korean ports in under two years.
EMERALD HORIZON (IMO 9638862) detained at Tianjin, October 2026
The 207,664 dwt capesize bulker EMERALD HORIZON was detained at Tianjin on 10 October 2026, marking the vessel's fifth PSC detention since delivery in 2013 and its third in the past three years. Managed by NYK Shipmanagement and classed by ClassNK throughout her career, the vessel's detention record has accelerated sharply since 2023 under a pattern that will concern charterers and underwriters operating in Australian and Chinese waters.
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.
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