General cargo/multipurpose detentions
18 detentions of general cargo/multipurpose vessels by port state control. Each report covers the full VesselScore due diligence record including inspection history, ownership chain, and risk scoring.
YA QING HAI YANG (IMO 1021570) detained at Myrflesan Ankring, October 2026
A four-year-old Chinese-built deck cargo ship has been detained in Norway with its flag register withdrawn, its ISM manager listed as unknown, and its third management change in two years on record. The vessel was already detained in China just ten weeks earlier for 11 deficiencies spanning certificates, fire safety, watertight integrity, and propulsion, making this the second detention in a rapid sequence for a ship whose operational identity has been in near-constant flux since late 2024.
GELMOND 2 (IMO 9403487) detained at Porto Nogaro, October 2026
The Turkish-managed general cargo ship GELMOND 2 has been detained by Italian authorities at Porto Nogaro on 9 October 2026, marking her fourth detention in a PSC record spanning 36 inspections since 2008. The vessel, which scored 47 out of 100 on VesselScore with maximum penalty points for deficiency rate, flag/class risk, and age, has a history of oscillating between Russian and St Kitts and Nevis flags and has cycled through six ISM management changes in 18 years of service.
ZEG GLORY (IMO 9152571) detained at Larnaca, October 2026
The 30-year-old general cargo ship ZEG GLORY has been detained at Larnaca, Cyprus, marking the vessel's fourth detention in its PSC record and its third in roughly 18 months. The vessel's history is defined by relentless management churn, serial flag and class changes, and a sharp deterioration in port state performance since it moved from the Asia-Pacific trade to the Eastern Mediterranean.
FOEVER (IMO 1096422) detained at Hong Kong, October 2026
The Comoros-flagged general cargo ship FOEVER was detained in Hong Kong on 9 October 2026, just two months after a clean follow-up inspection in Zhangzhou. The vessel's record is marked by extreme management churn, three flag changes in under two years, and a recent renaming, all hallmarks of a vessel that has been cycled through ownership structures at speed.
OCEAN STAR 7 (IMO 8586983) detained at Hachinohe, October 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship Ocean Star 7 was detained at Hachinohe, Japan, on 9 October 2026, marking her third detention in under four years under the same Hong Kong-based manager. The vessel, classed by Intermaritime Certification Services, has accumulated 123 deficiencies across 29 port state control inspections since early 2022, a record that places her firmly in the very high risk category.
JC QINGDAO (IMO 9614804) detained at Singapore, October 2026
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier JC QINGDAO was detained in Singapore on 8 October 2026, the second detention for a vessel that has accumulated 28 deficiencies across just seven inspections in barely 15 months of trading under a new flag and name. The ship reflagged from China and renamed from Jiang Quan 6 in July 2025; ISM management changed hands to Hong Kong-based Newbal Shipping Ltd in late November 2025, just weeks before a 17-deficiency detention in Indonesia.
STEP FORWARD (IMO 9119153) detained at Tanjung Priok, October 2026
The 31-year-old Panama-flagged general cargo ship STEP FORWARD was detained at Tanjung Priok, Indonesia on 6 October 2026 under the management of Dalian Chun An Ship Management. This is only the vessel's second detention in a PSC record spanning 88 inspections over 26 years, but it comes after a period of rising deficiency counts and follows a previous detention at an Indonesian port in 2020.
QI YUAN 17 (IMO 1136076) detained at Incheon, October 2026
The Guinea-Bissau-flagged bulk carrier QI YUAN 17 has been detained in Incheon, South Korea, marking its first recorded detention after a year of intensive port state control attention across East Asia. The vessel changed ownership, management, flag, name, and classification society within a single month in late 2025, and has since accumulated 42 deficiencies across ten inspections in barely ten months of trading under its new identity.
UNKAI (IMO 9188673) detained at Plastun, October 2026
The 28-year-old Belize-flagged general cargo ship UNKAI was detained at the Russian Far East port of Plastun on 6 October 2026, its third detention in the Tokyo MoU region in under five years and the second in 2026 alone. The vessel has changed ship manager twice in two years and is classed by the non-IACS society Overseas Marine Certification Services, a profile that scores 48 out of 100 on the VesselScore risk model, placing it firmly in the very high risk band.
SVR VENUS (IMO 9130212) detained at Burgas, October 2026
The 29-year-old general cargo ship SVR VENUS has been detained at Burgas, Bulgaria, marking what the available record indicates is the vessel's first-ever detention across 57 prior port state control inspections stretching back to 1997. The detention comes barely 11 weeks after a wholesale change of ownership, management, flag, and name, and six months after a Turkish inspection logged 10 deficiencies including ISM and emergency system failures.
SVR VENUS (IMO 9130212) detained at Bourgas, October 2026
The 29-year-old general cargo ship SVR Venus has been detained at Bourgas, Bulgaria, marking what the available record indicates is the vessel's first-ever detention across 57 prior port state control inspections spanning nearly three decades. The detention comes less than three months after the vessel changed hands, flags, class, and name in a wholesale corporate overhaul that moved it from a long-standing Turkish operator to a new entity in the same country.
SKOON A (IMO 8592982) detained at Dalian, October 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship SKOON A was detained at Dalian, China on 4 October 2026, her second detention in 18 months under the same Hong Kong-based manager. The vessel, classed by the minor classification society Intermaritime Certification Services, has accumulated 58 deficiencies across 17 inspections since late 2022, a record that made this outcome more predictable than surprising.
GUANYANG (IMO 9110250) detained at Subic Bay, October 2026
The 31-year-old Comoros-flagged general cargo ship GUANYANG was detained at Subic Bay, Philippines, on 4 October 2026. The vessel has no recorded PSC inspection history whatsoever, has cycled through at least four flags in five years, and lists an unknown ISM manager, a profile that should concern any counterparty considering engagement.
CELTIC MARINER (IMO 9377925) detained at Drogheda, October 2026
The 2010-built general cargo ship Celtic Mariner has been detained in the Irish port of Drogheda, marking her third detention in a 16-year operational life and the first under new UK-based owners Charles M Willie & Co, who took over the vessel just seven months ago. The detention comes after a wholesale change of ownership, management, flag, and name in March 2025, a transition that the vessel's risk score had already flagged as a concern.
LADY MIA (IMO 9546318) detained at Kdz. Ereğli, September 2026
The Palau-flagged general cargo ship LADY MIA has been detained at the Turkish Black Sea port of Kdz. Ereğli on 28 September 2026, marking her third detention in under 16 months and her fifth overall since entering service in 2009. The vessel trades under a suspended class with Dromon Bureau of Shipping, is classed by the non-IACS International Naval Surveys Bureau, and carries a VesselScore of just 30 out of 100, placing her firmly in the very high risk band.
GUANG TONG 15 (IMO 8591366) detained at Ulsan, September 2026
The Panama-flagged general cargo ship GUANG TONG 15 was detained at Ulsan, South Korea on 28 September 2026, marking its second detention in under twelve months. The vessel, classed by Panama Maritime Documentation Services (PMDS), scored 49.9 out of 100 on VesselScore and sits firmly in the 'very high risk' band, with its prior detention in October 2025 at Teluk Bayur, Indonesia, already on the record.
ATLANTIS (IMO 8721533) detained at Constanta, September 2026
The Comoros-flagged general cargo ship ATLANTIS was detained at Constanta, Romania, on 25 September 2026, marking the vessel's eleventh detention in a PSC record stretching back to 1998. The 38-year-old vessel, classed by Bulgarian Register of Shipping, has been detained three times in the past 18 months alone, and its VesselScore of 32.5 out of 100 places it firmly in the very high risk band.
SAMRO (IMO 8919790) detained at Constanta, September 2026
The 36-year-old general cargo ship SAMRO was detained at Constanta, Romania on 22 September 2026, marking her fifth detention in less than two years under the management of Piraeus-based Samro Shipping Co LLC. The vessel has accumulated nine detentions across a PSC record stretching back to 1998, with the recent acceleration in enforcement actions coinciding with a migration through non-IACS class societies and a succession of flag and ownership changes.
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