Container Ship WADI DUKA Detained in Dar es Salaam

The container ship WADI DUKA (IMO 9419785) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (Indian MoU) at the port of Dar es Salaam on 11 May 2026. Inspectors identified a total of four deficiencies during the examination, one of which was assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port until corrective action is taken. The specific nature of the detainable deficiency was not disclosed in the report. WADI DUKA sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands and is managed under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by MARLOW NAVIGATION CO LTD-CYP. 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, with detentions issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the ship, crew or environment. The vessel will remain detained at Dar es Salaam until the outstanding deficiency has been rectified and cleared by the relevant authorities, allowing it to resume commercial operations.