Bulk Carrier MIMI Detained in Xiamen After Inspection

The bulk carrier MIMI (IMO 9284491) was detained at the Chinese port of Xiamen following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 20 Oct 2026 under the Tokyo MOU regime. Inspectors recorded 14 deficiencies in total, eight of which were deemed serious enough to warrant detention of the vessel. The MIMI, flagged in Comoros, has a gross tonnage of 30,684 and a deadweight of 55,745 tonnes. The ship is managed under the ISM Code by Mimi Shipping Co SA. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or a timeline for release have been disclosed. Port State Control inspections under the Tokyo MOU are designed to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution prevention and labour standards. A detention order indicates authorities found conditions posing a risk to the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, requiring the operator to rectify the deficiencies before the vessel is permitted to resume operations and depart Xiamen.