Container Ship SONGA PUMA Detained in Manzanillo

The container ship SONGA PUMA (IMO 9399789) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Tokyo MOU at the port of Manzanillo on 27 Oct 2026. Inspectors recorded four deficiencies during the examination, two of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The Liberian-flagged ship has a gross tonnage of 32,984 and a deadweight of 34,700 DWT. The vessel is managed under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by Songa Shipmanagement Ltd. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies have been disclosed in the inspection report. Detentions under the Tokyo MOU framework are issued when deficiencies are deemed serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the environment, requiring rectification before the vessel is permitted to resume its voyage.