Bulk Carrier Niseko Queen Detained at Dongjiakou

The bulk carrier NISEKO QUEEN was detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Chinese port of Dongjiakou on 03 Nov 2026, according to a Tokyo MOU detention report. The Panama-flagged vessel, with a gross tonnage of 107,450 and deadweight of 208,786, was found to have seven deficiencies during the inspection, three of which were classified as detainable. The specific nature of the deficiencies was not disclosed in the report. The ship, bearing IMO number 9889289, is managed under the ISM Code by Kowa Marine Service Co Ltd. As is standard practice under Port State Control regimes, the vessel will remain detained at Dongjiakou until the identified deficiencies are rectified and the ship is cleared for departure by inspectors. The detention was recorded under the Tokyo MOU, one of the regional agreements that coordinate port state inspections across the Asia-Pacific region to enforce international safety, environmental and labour standards for merchant shipping.