The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has published its Q4 2025 Port State Control (PSC) report, detailing deficiencies found on ABS vessels during inspections globally.
Throughout the fourth quarter, a total of 465 vessel detentions were reported across the Paris MoU, Tokyo MoU and USCG regions. Notably, only 30 of these vessels (6.45 percent) were ABS vessels.Among the detained ABS vessels, 10 were in the Paris MoU, 20 in the Tokyo MoU, and no ABS vessels were detained by the USCG.
According to the report, between October 1 and December 31, 2025, the primary categories for Port State Control (PSC) detentions involving ABS vessels within the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Tokyo MoU and United States Coast Guard (USCG) databases are outlined in the table below:
Top categories for deficiencies for interventions
For the period October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the top categories for deficiencies on ABS vessels that had Port State Control (PSC) interventions are listed in the table below:
Interventions by vessel type on ABS vessels
From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the table below highlights the vessel types with the highest number of PSC interventions involving ABS vessels. The average ages of the top four intervened vessel types are as follows:
- bulk carriers (12.4 years)
- oil carriers (11.5 years)
- container carriers (14.8 years)
- gas carriers (10.5 years).Paris MoU inspections for fourth quarter 2025
The number of inspections conducted by the Paris MoU between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 increased compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 but showed a decrease relative to the same period in 2024 and 2022.
During this time, the Paris MoU recorded 170 detentions, with only 10 involving ABS vessels. These ABS vessels had an age range of 12 to 28 years except one vessel which had an age of one year. The identified detention ports were Antwerp, Bordeaux, Yali Island, Talknafjordue, Foynes, Valletta, Rotterdam, Halmstad and Immingham.
Tokyo MoU inspections for fourth quarter 2025
The number of inspections conducted by the Tokyo MoU between October 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 saw an increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, 2023 and 2022. During this period, the Tokyo MoU reported 280 detentions, with only 20 involving ABS vessels.
The age distribution of these 20 vessels is as follows: four vessels aged zero to 10 years, 15 vessels aged 11 to 20 years and one vessel aged 27 years old. The majority of ABS vessel detentions occurred in the People’s Republic of China and Canada.
Total worldwide USCG detentions for fourth quarter 2025
During the period of October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, the USCG recorded a total of 15 detentions, with no ABS vessels involved.
Source : Safety4sea
