Oil/Chemical Tanker Oriental Acacia Detained in Marseille

The oil/chemical tanker ORIENTAL ACACIA (IMO 9553048) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection in Marseille, carried out under the Mediterranean MOU (GPM) regime. The inspection, conducted on 26 Jan 2026, identified eight deficiencies in total, five of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port. The ship is registered under the Cayman Islands (KY) flag and has a gross tonnage of 7,785. It is managed under the ISM Code by New Shipping Kaisha Ltd, which is responsible for addressing the deficiencies identified during the inspection before the vessel can be released. Port State Control inspections are designed to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, pollution-prevention and crew welfare standards set out under conventions such as SOLAS, MARPOL and the ISM Code. A detention is imposed when inspectors find deficiencies serious enough to pose a risk to the vessel, its crew or the environment, and the ship is barred from sailing until the issues are rectified and verified by a follow-up inspection. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies or the vessel's current status have been disclosed. The detention adds to the record of Mediterranean MOU port state control actions logged for 2026 and will factor into the vessel's and operator's compliance history under the regional inspection regime.