Bulk Carrier ERSOZ WEST Detained at Port of Hamburg

The bulk carrier ERSOZ WEST was detained at the Port of Hamburg following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 20 Feb 2026 under the Paris MoU regime. Inspectors recorded 18 deficiencies in total, of which five were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port. The ship, flagged in the Marshall Islands (MH), has a gross tonnage of 36,332 and is managed by Ersoz Gemi Isletmeciligi AS under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code. Built with the IMO number 9710529, the vessel falls into the bulk carrier category, a ship type commonly subject to close scrutiny under regional port state control regimes due to the structural and operational risks associated with cargo handling. Port State Control detentions occur when inspectors identify deficiencies serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew, or the marine environment, requiring rectification before the vessel is permitted to continue its voyage. The Paris MoU, covering ports across Europe and the North Atlantic, maintains a database of such inspections to track compliance trends across the global shipping fleet. No further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies or the vessel's release status have been disclosed at this time.”,