Bulk Carrier NAIAS Detained in Taizhou Port Inspection

The bulk carrier NAIAS (IMO 9611254) was detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Tokyo MOU at Taizhou, Jiangsu, on 12 Oct 2026. Inspectors identified five deficiencies in total, two of which were classified as detainable, leading to the ship being held in port. The NAIAS is a Cyprus-flagged bulk carrier with a gross tonnage of 44,133 and a deadweight of 81,851 DWT. The vessel is managed under the ISM Code by DALNAVE NAVIGATION INC. Under Tokyo MOU procedures, a detention is imposed when deficiencies found during an inspection are serious enough to pose a risk to safety, health, or the environment, requiring the vessel to remain in port until the issues are rectified and verified by the relevant Port State Control authority. The specific nature of the deficiencies identified aboard the NAIAS has not been disclosed in the inspection report. The vessel will remain under detention in Taizhou until the deficiencies are addressed to the satisfaction of inspectors, after which it will be cleared to resume operations. No further details regarding a timeline for release have been provided.