Container Ship KMTC PENANG Detained in Shenzhen

The container ship KMTC PENANG (IMO 9821093) was detained at the port of Shenzhen following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Tokyo MOU on 18 Sep 2026. Inspectors identified a total of nine deficiencies, four of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The KMTC PENANG is a Panama-flagged container ship with a gross tonnage of 28,736 and a deadweight of 34,152 DWT. The vessel's ISM company is listed as SeoYang Shipping Co Ltd. Details of the specific deficiencies identified during the inspection were not disclosed in the report. Under Tokyo MOU procedures, a detention is issued when deficiencies are serious enough to pose a risk to the safety, health of those on board, or the environment, requiring the vessel to remain in port until the issues are rectified and verified by inspectors. The vessel will remain under detention in Shenzhen until the flag state and classification society confirm that all outstanding deficiencies have been addressed to the satisfaction of port state control authorities. No further details regarding the vessel's release timeline or the nature of the corrective measures have been made available at this stage.”