Tanzania-Flagged General Cargo Ship Detained at Skikda

The general cargo/multipurpose vessel NOURAN ED (IMO 8356974) has been detained following a Port State Control inspection at the Algerian port of Skikda on 18 Jan 2026. The inspection, carried out under the Mediterranean Memorandum of Understanding (Med MoU), identified 21 deficiencies in total, six of which were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the ship in port. The NOURAN ED is a 4,400 gross tonnage vessel flying the flag of Tanzania. Its ISM-designated manager is listed as BLUE OCEAN MARITIME CONSULT. No further details on the specific nature of the deficiencies have been disclosed in the inspection record. Port State Control inspections under regional MoUs such as the Med MoU are designed to verify compliance with international maritime safety, pollution prevention and labour conventions. Vessels found with detainable deficiencies are held until the issues are rectified and a follow-up inspection confirms the ship is fit to resume operations. The detention of the NOURAN ED adds to the record of enforcement actions logged under the Med MoU framework for the period, though the vessel's release date and the corrective measures taken have not yet been reported.