General Cargo Ship Doris Detained in Dalian

The general cargo vessel DORIS (IMO 9221449) has been detained at the port of Dalian following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Tokyo MOU on 20 Sep 2026. Inspectors identified six deficiencies during the examination, five of which were assessed as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. DORIS is a Cameroon-flagged general cargo/multipurpose ship with a gross tonnage of 1,941 and a deadweight of 2,938 tonnes. The vessel is managed under the International Safety Management Code by Sheng Ze Shipping Management Co Ltd. Detentions under the Tokyo MOU framework are issued when inspectors determine that deficiencies pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, or when conditions fail to meet requirements set out under applicable international conventions. Vessels subject to such action are required to rectify the identified deficiencies and undergo a follow-up inspection before being cleared to resume operations. The Tokyo MOU is one of several regional port state control regimes that monitor compliance among foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports across the Asia-Pacific region. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or an estimated timeline for the vessel's release have been disclosed.