TABLES 1 & 2TABLES 3 & 4TABLES 5 & 6
Report of Annual Port State Inspection Data (APSID 2025)
Annual Port State Inspection Data for Abuja MoU Member Authorities.
TABLE 1: Inspection Data by Authority
| Authority | No. of inspections | No. of inspections with deficiencies | No. of deficiencies | No. of detainable deficiencies | Percentage inspection with deficiencies | No. of detentions | Detention percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 24 | ||||||
| Bénin | 131 | ||||||
| Cameroun | 249 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | |||
| Congo, Republic of | 176 | 4 | 56 | 2.3 | |||
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | 4 | ||||||
| Cote d’Ivoire | 468 | ||||||
| Gabon | 300 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Gambie | 9 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 44.4 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Ghana | 288 | 129 | 645 | 7 | 44.8 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Guinea | 145 | 2 | 6 | 1.4 | |||
| Libéria | 135 | 7 | 38 | 7 | 5.2 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Nigeria | 917 | 71 | 397 | 38 | 7.7 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Sénégal | 529 | 19 | 72 | 5 | 3.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Sierra Leone | 115 | 6 | 49 | 5.2 | |||
| Afrique du Sud | 187 | 47 | 221 | 32 | 25.1 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Aller | 271 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | |||
| TOTAL | 3948 | 303 | 1571 | 93 | 7.7 | 24 | 0.6 |
TABLE 2: Inspection Data by Flag
| Ship flag | No. of inspections | No. of inspections with deficiencies | No. of deficiencies | No. of detentions | Detention percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 75 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Bahamas | 130 | 10 | 42 | ||
| Bangladesh | 16 | 1 | 20 | ||
| Barbados | 68 | ||||
| Belgium | 7 | ||||
| Belize | 9 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Bermuda (GB) | 5 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | ||||
| Cameroun | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Cayman Islands (GB) | 13 | ||||
| China | 66 | 5 | 15 | ||
| Comoros | 5 | 3 | 82 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Croatia | 1 | ||||
| Curacao | 2 | ||||
| Cyprus | 60 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Denmark | 24 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Dominica | 4 | ||||
| Faroe Islands | 1 | ||||
| France | 15 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Gambie | 9 | ||||
| Germany | 3 | ||||
| Gibraltar (GB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Greece | 51 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Guinée-Bissau | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| Hong Kong, China | 206 | 10 | 29 | ||
| India | 2 | ||||
| Isle of Man (GB) | 14 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Italy | 36 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Japan | 13 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 6 | ||||
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Libéria | 928 | 63 | 318 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Luxembourg | 7 | ||||
| Malaysia | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Malta | 265 | 15 | 41 | ||
| Marshall Islands | 645 | 53 | 260 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Montenegro | 1 | ||||
| Netherlands | 50 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 4 | 35 | ||
| Norway | 36 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Palau | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Panama | 638 | 56 | 269 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Philippines | 4 | ||||
| Portugal | 121 | 7 | 26 | ||
| Russian Federation | 12 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Sao Tomé et Principe | 2 | 2 | 32 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | ||||
| Sierra Leone | 14 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Singapore | 241 | 17 | 77 | ||
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Taiwan, China | 1 | ||||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 8 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Thailand | 5 | ||||
| Aller | 4 | 2 | 17 | ||
| Turkey | 8 | ||||
| Turkmenistan | 3 | ||||
| Tuvalu | 7 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 6 | ||||
| United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Vanuatu | 10 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Vietnam | 6 | ||||
| TOTAL | 3948 | 303 | 1571 | 24 | 0.6 |
TABLE 3: Inspection Data by Ship Type
| Ship type | No. of inspections | No. of inspections with deficiencies | No. of deficiencies | No. of detentions | Detention percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk carrier | 1885 | 143 | 793 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Chemical tanker | 61 | 5 | 29 | ||
| Combination carrier | 9 | ||||
| Container | 672 | 41 | 204 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Gas carrier | 41 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Gas Carrier/NLS tanker (GASNLS) | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||
| General cargo/multipurpose | 341 | 38 | 206 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Heavy load | 5 | ||||
| Livestock carrier | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MODU and FPSO | 2 | ||||
| NLS tanker | 1 | ||||
| Offshore supply | 49 | 21 | 122 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Oil tanker | 238 | 14 | 76 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM) | 346 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Oil tanker/Gas carrier (OILGAS) | 3 | ||||
| Oil tanker/NLS tanker (OILNLS) | 1 | ||||
| Other special activities | 20 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Passenger ship | 16 | ||||
| Refrigerated cargo | 147 | 10 | 38 | ||
| Ro-Ro cargo | 61 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Ro-Ro passenger ship | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Special purpose ship | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Tugboat | 1 | ||||
| Vehicle carrier | 29 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Woodchip carrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 3948 | 303 | 1571 | 24 | 0.6 |
TABLE 4: Inspection Data per Category of Deficiency
| Category of Deficiency | Number of deficiencies | Percentage of total Deficiencies |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate and Documentation – Ship Certificates | 159 | 10.1 |
| SOLAS – Structural Conditions | 126 | 8.0 |
| Emergency Systems | 60 | 3.8 |
| Radio Communications | 61 | 3.9 |
| Cargo operations including equipment | 2 | 0.1 |
| Fire safety | 129 | 8.2 |
| Alarms | 21 | 1.3 |
| Safety of Navigation | 113 | 7.2 |
| Life saving appliances | 95 | 6.1 |
| Propulsion and auxiliary machinery | 189 | 12.0 |
| ISM | 33 | 2.1 |
| ISPS | 36 | 2.3 |
| Dangerous goods | 6 | 0.4 |
| MARPOL – Annex I | 58 | 3.7 |
| Annex IV | 43 | 2.7 |
| Annex V | 29 | 1.9 |
| Annex VI | 13 | 0.8 |
| Pollution prevention – Ballast Water | 16 | 1.0 |
| STCW – Certificate and Documentation – Crew Certificates | 21 | 1.3 |
| LOAD LINES – Water/Weathertight conditions | 38 | 2.4 |
| ILO-MLC 2006 – Living and Working Conditions | 196 | 12.5 |
| Labour Conditions – Minimum requirements for seafarers | 1 | 0.1 |
| Labour Conditions – Conditions of employment | 16 | 1.0 |
| Labour Conditions – Accommodation, recreational facilities, food and catering | 40 | 2.6 |
| Labour Conditions – Health protection, medical care, social security | 9 | 0.6 |
| Other | 61 | 3.9 |
TABLE 5: Inspection Data by Classification Society
| Classification society | No. of inspections | No. of inspections with deficiencies | No. of deficiencies | No. of detentions | Detention percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bureau of Shipping | 446 | 22 | 108 | ||
| Alpha Register of Shipping | 1 | ||||
| Bulgarian Register of Shipping | 1 | ||||
| Bureau Securitas | 4 | ||||
| Bureau Veritas | 517 | 41 | 185 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Cyprus Bureau of Shipping | 1 | ||||
| China Classification Society | 210 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Croatian Register of Shipping | 10 | ||||
| DNV AS (DNV) | 592 | 38 | 145 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Germanischer Lloyd | 2 | ||||
| Isthmus Bureau of Shipping, S.A. | 2 | ||||
| International Naval Surveys Bureau | 12 | ||||
| Indian Register of Shipping | 8 | ||||
| International Register of Shipping | 10 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 30.0 |
| Korean Register | 143 | 9 | 47 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Lloyd’s Register | 511 | 35 | 155 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Nippon Kaiji Kyokai | 996 | 86 | 448 | 6 | 0.6 |
| No class | 10 | ||||
| National Shipping Adjuster Inc. | 1 | ||||
| Other | 5 | 4 | 20 | ||
| Polski Rejestr Statkow (Polish Register of Shipping) | 18 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Registro Italiano Navale | 300 | 30 | 156 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Russian Maritime Register of Shipping | 13 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Rinave Portuguesa | 2 | ||||
| Turkish Lloyd | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| NV Unitas | 1 | ||||
| Vietnam Register of Shipping | 2 | ||||
| Phoenix Register of Shipping | 13 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Overseas Marine Certification Services | 6 | 3 | 24 | ||
| Dromon Bureau of Shipping | 14 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 7.1 |
| New United International Marine Services LTD | 1 | ||||
| Registro Internacional Naval, S.A. | 2 | ||||
| Universal Maritime Bureau Ltd | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
| American Register of Shipping | 1 | ||||
| DNV GL AS | 81 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Novel Classification Society S.A. (NCS) | 2 | ||||
| Vega Register Inc. (VRI) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Intertek Maritime Bureau (IMB) | 2 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Hellas Naval Bureau of Shipping S.M.P.C (HNBS) | 2 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 50.0 |
| TOTAL | 3948 | 303 | 1571 | 24 | 0.6 |
TABLE 6: Detentions of Ships with RO related Detainable Deficiencies per Recognized Organization
| Recognized organization | Abbreviation | No. of inspections | No. of inspections with deficiencies | No. of detentions | No. of RO-related detentions | General detention % | RO-related detention %* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bureau of Shipping | ABS | 571 | 267 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| Register of Shipping (Albania) | 1 | ||||||
| Alpha Register of Shipping | 4 | ||||||
| Bulgarian Register of Shipping | 2 | ||||||
| Bureau Veritas | BV | 874 | 476 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| CR Classification Society (CCRS) | 4 | ||||||
| China Classification Society | CCS | 253 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Croatian Register of Shipping | 24 | 2 | |||||
| DNV AS (DNV) | 1061 | 508 | 3 | 0.3 | |||
| Germanischer Lloyd | GL | 12 | |||||
| Hellenic Register of Shipping | 3 | ||||||
| Isthmus Bureau of Shipping, S.A. | 8 | ||||||
| Intermaritime Certification Services, S.A. | 5 | 2 | |||||
| International Naval Surveys Bureau | INSB | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Indian Register of Shipping | 18 | ||||||
| International Register of Shipping | 22 | 43 | 4 | 18.2 | |||
| Korea Classification Society | KCS | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Korean Register | KR | 178 | 90 | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| Lloyd’s Register | LR | 888 | 416 | 2 | 0.2 | ||
| Nippon Kaiji Kyokai | NKK | 1295 | 950 | 7 | 0.5 | ||
| National Shipping Adjuster Inc. | 2 | ||||||
| Other | 12 | 34 | |||||
| Panama Bureau of Shipping | 2 | ||||||
| Panama Maritime Documentation Services | 11 | ||||||
| Panama Register Corporation | 1 | ||||||
| Polski Rejestr Statkow (PRS) | PRS | 25 | 10 | ||||
| Registro Italiano Navale | RINA | 417 | 313 | 3 | 0.7 | ||
| R.J. Del Pan | 1 | ||||||
| Russian Maritime Register of Shipping | 16 | 48 | |||||
| Rinave Portuguesa | 5 | ||||||
| Turkish Lloyd | 2 | 11 | |||||
| Vietnam Register of Shipping | VRS | 4 | |||||
| Phoenix Register of Shipping | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3.0 | |||
| Overseas Marine Certification Services | 13 | 26 | 1 | 7.7 | |||
| Dromon Bureau of Shipping | 24 | 41 | |||||
| International Ship Classification | 1 | ||||||
| Iranian Classification Society | 3 | ||||||
| Macosnar Corporation | 1 | ||||||
| Maritime Bureau of Shipping | 4 | ||||||
| New United International Marine Services LTD | 7 | ||||||
| Panama Shipping Registrar Inc. | 2 | ||||||
| Universal Maritime Bureau Ltd | 2 | 12 | |||||
| International Maritime Register | 1 | ||||||
| Veritas Register of Shipping (VRS) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | |||
| DNV GL AS | 214 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | |||
| Bolivian Register of Shipping (BROS) | 2 | ||||||
| Novel Classification Society S.A. (NCS) | 2 | ||||||
| International Marine Survey Association (IMSA) | 1 | ||||||
| Limdal Marine Services (LMS) | 1 | ||||||
| United Registration and Classification of Services (URACOS) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8.3 | |||
| Aegean Register of Shipping (CLASSARS) | 1 | ||||||
| Qualitas Register of Shipping S.A. (QRS) | 3 | ||||||
| Vega Register Inc. (VRI) | 3 | 20 | 1 | 33.3 | |||
| Danforth Marinesurvey & Certification Services (DMSC) | 2 | ||||||
| Intertek Maritime Bureau (IMB) | 2 | 10 | 1 | 50.0 | |||
| RS Classification Services MON IKE (RSCLASS) | 1 | ||||||
| Hellas Naval Bureau of Shipping S.M.P.C (HNBS) | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
* RO-related detention percentage reflects detentions directly linked to deficiencies attributable to the Recognized Organization.
* RO related detention percentage is shown where applicable in the source data.