Oil/Chemical Tanker PAUL E. Detained in Hamburg

The oil tanker/chemical tanker PAUL E. (IMO 9268277) has been detained in the Port of Hamburg following a Port State Control inspection conducted under the Paris MoU on 02 Jan 2026. Inspectors recorded a total of 10 deficiencies, of which seven were assessed as detainable, resulting in the vessel being held in port pending rectification. The PAUL E. is a Gibraltar-flagged vessel with a gross tonnage of 4,677. Its ISM Company is listed as Carl F Peters GmbH & Co. Details of the specific deficiencies identified during the inspection have not been disclosed in the available report. Under the Paris MoU regime, vessels found with serious or multiple safety, pollution-prevention, or operational deficiencies may be detained until the issues are addressed to the satisfaction of the inspecting authority. Detentions of this kind are recorded in the Paris MoU database and can affect a vessel's and operator's risk profile for future inspections. No further information on the release of the vessel has been made available at this time.