General Cargo Ship ZIAD JUNIOR Detained in Rijeka

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel ZIAD JUNIOR (IMO 9073086) has been detained by Port State Control authorities following an inspection at the port of Rijeka. The inspection, conducted under the Paris MoU regime, identified five deficiencies on board, two of which were assessed as detainable. The vessel, flagged in Sierra Leone with a gross tonnage of 3,823, is managed under the ISM Code by Blue Fleet Shipping Co Ltd. Authorities ordered the detention after determining that the deficiencies posed sufficient concern to restrict the ship's departure until corrective action is taken. The Paris MoU is one of the regional agreements through which maritime authorities carry out inspections of foreign-flagged vessels calling at their ports, aiming to ensure compliance with international safety, pollution prevention and labour conventions. Detentions are issued when inspectors find deficiencies serious enough to compromise the safety of the ship, its crew or the environment, and the vessel is required to remain in port until the issues are rectified and a follow-up inspection confirms compliance. Further details regarding the specific nature of the deficiencies and the timeline for the vessel's release have not been disclosed. The case adds to the record of inspections carried out under the Paris MoU framework involving vessels under Sierra Leone flag registration.