Bulk Carrier NAVIGATOR Detained in Zhanjiang

The Palau-flagged bulk carrier NAVIGATOR (IMO 9222340) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection at Zhanjiang, China, on 04 Sep 2026. The inspection, conducted under the Tokyo MOU regime, identified 11 deficiencies in total, of which five were serious enough to warrant detention. The 31,167 gross tonnage vessel, with a deadweight of 53,722 tonnes, is managed under the ISM Code by XILONG LOGISTICS(HAINAN)CO.,LTD. Port State Control authorities did not disclose the specific nature of the deficiencies identified during the inspection. Under Tokyo MOU procedures, a vessel is detained when inspectors determine that deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, or when the ship fails to meet international safety and pollution prevention standards. Detained vessels are required to rectify the identified deficiencies to the satisfaction of Port State Control officers before they are permitted to resume operations and depart port. The detention adds NAVIGATOR to the record of vessels held under the Tokyo MOU framework, which covers port state inspections across the Asia-Pacific region. No further details regarding the vessel's release or the timeline for repairs have been made available at this time.