Vessel detentions at Varna
2 detentions recorded at Varna. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
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.
XIN HAI TONG 18 (IMO 9519004) detained at Varna, September 2026
The Marshall Islands-flagged Supramax bulker XIN HAI TONG 18 was detained in Varna, Bulgaria on 29 September 2026, marking her fourth detention in a PSC record spanning 53 inspections. The vessel has been detained twice in the past 14 months under two different ISM managers, and her classification society changed from ClassNK to RINA in November 2025, the fourth class transfer in the ship's 17-year life.
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