General Cargo Ship Sheng Hong 12 Detained in Caofeidian

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel Sheng Hong 12 has been detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 08 Sep 2026 at the port of Caofeidian, under the Tokyo MOU regime. Inspectors identified a total of 12 deficiencies, of which 4 were assessed as detainable, leading to the vessel being held in port pending rectification. The Sheng Hong 12 (IMO 1062964) is a Panama-flagged ship with a gross tonnage of 12,326 and a deadweight of 21,106 DWT. The vessel's ISM Company is listed as Qi Hong Shipping Co Ltd, which holds responsibility for the safety management of the ship. Port State Control inspections are carried out to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, security and environmental standards under conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL and the ISM Code. A detention is issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, and the vessel is not permitted to sail until the issues are resolved and verified by the port authority. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or the expected duration of the detention have been disclosed.