Bulk Carrier TAN BINH 257 Detained in Zhanjiang

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier TAN BINH 257 was detained following a Port State Control inspection in Zhanjiang on 23 Oct 2026, according to a Tokyo MOU report. Inspectors recorded six deficiencies, four of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel pending corrective action. The ship, with IMO number 9322750, has a gross tonnage of 16,960 and a deadweight of 28,554 tonnes. It is managed under the ISM Code by Tan Binh Co., Ltd. The specific nature of the deficiencies identified during the inspection was not disclosed in the report. Under Tokyo MOU procedures, a vessel is detained when inspectors find deficiencies serious enough to pose a risk to safety, health or the environment, or when non-compliance is deemed sufficiently grave to warrant keeping the ship in port until issues are rectified. Detained vessels are typically required to undergo follow-up inspection before being cleared to resume operations. Port State Control regimes such as Tokyo MOU conduct inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports to verify compliance with international maritime conventions covering safety, pollution prevention and crew welfare. Detention records are published to inform flag states, classification societies and shipping companies of compliance performance. No further details on the vessel's release timeline have been provided.