Container Ship CNC URANUS Detained in Chittagong

The container ship CNC URANUS (IMO 9760627) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted at the port of Chittagong on 08 Aug 2026, under the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (Indian MoU). Inspectors recorded a total of three deficiencies aboard the Malta-flagged vessel, one of which was classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the ship pending rectification. Further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies have not been disclosed in the inspection report. CNC URANUS is managed under the ISM Code by CMA CGM INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. Port State Control regimes such as the Indian MoU carry out inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international safety, environmental and labour conventions, including SOLAS, MARPOL and the Maritime Labour Convention. Detentions are imposed when deficiencies are deemed serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, and the vessel is typically required to address the identified issues before being cleared to resume operations. The detention adds to the record of Port State Control actions logged under the Indian MoU for 2026. No timeline for the vessel's release has been indicated in the report.