Bulk Carrier XIN HAI TONG 53 Detained in Monfalcone

The Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier XIN HAI TONG 53 (IMO 9632301) was detained following a Port State Control inspection in Monfalcone under the Paris MoU, according to a detention report. The inspection, conducted on 09 Sep 2026, identified 24 deficiencies, five of which were classified as detainable. The vessel, with a gross tonnage of 32,962, is managed by Fujian Dasong Intl Ship Mgmt under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. Details of the specific deficiencies that triggered the detention have not been disclosed in the report, though the high total number of findings points to multiple areas of non-compliance identified during the inspection. Detentions under the Paris MoU framework are issued when inspectors determine that deficiencies pose a risk to safety, health, or the environment, or when they are serious enough to prevent the vessel from sailing until corrected. The Paris MoU covers port state control across Europe and the North Atlantic, and detention records are used to monitor compliance trends among flag states and ship managers. The vessel remains detained in Monfalcone pending rectification of the outstanding deficiencies and reinspection by port state control authorities before it will be permitted to resume operations.