General Cargo Ship SAMRO Detained in Constanta

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel SAMRO (IMO 8919790) has been detained at the Romanian port of Constanta following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Paris MoU on 22 Sep 2026. Inspectors identified a total of 14 deficiencies aboard the 3,125 gross tonnage ship, of which 10 were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending rectification. The SAMRO sails under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis (KN) and is managed under the ISM Code by Samro Shipping Co LLC. Port State Control regimes such as the Paris MoU carry out inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international safety, environmental and labour conventions. Detentions are issued when deficiencies are deemed serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, and the vessel is not permitted to resume operations until the outstanding issues have been addressed and cleared by the relevant authority. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or the expected duration of the detention have been disclosed. The case adds to the record of vessels held under Paris MoU inspections in the region this year.