Insights

PSC Highlights for Ports 2020

This RISK4SEA Report about PSC Highlights for Ports 2020 includes ports with high number of inspections and most common detainable deficiencies in global ports per ship type.

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PSC KPIs
Top Ports with High Number of Inspections
Most Common Detainable Deficiencies in Global Ports per Ship Type

ISM (codes 15150 & 15199) are Top Ranked as Detainable Deficiencies in almost all ports, however in all PSC reports these codes are used supplementary to other deficiencies in order to highlight ISM compliance failure.

Bulk Carriers

  • 809 Ports with BC inspections
  • 79 Ports with 50+ inspections
  • 35 Ports with 0 detentions
  • Avg 1 det/50 inspections

NOVOROSSIYSK (Russia) /
40 detentions for Bulk Carriers in 494 inspections

Bulk Carriers Distribution of Detentions

General Cargo

  • 959 Ports with GC inspections
  • 85 Ports with 25+ inspections
  • 39 Ports with 0 detentions
  • Avg 1 det/25 inspections

NOVOROSSIYSK (Russia) /
36 detentions for General cargo in 312 inspections

General Cargo Distribution of Detentions

Oil Tankers 

  • 645 Ports with OT inspections
  • 16 Ports with 80+ inspections
  • 8 Ports with 0 detentions
  • Avg 1 det/80 inspections

NOVOROSSIYSK (Russia) /
10 detentions for Oil Tankers in 469 inspections

Oil Tankers Distribution of Detentions

LPG Carriers

  • 212 Ports with LPG inspections
  • 206 Ports with 0 detentions
  • 6 Ports with 20+ inspections
  • Avg 1 det/125 inspections

From Ports with 1 detention most challenging
ODESSA (Ukraine) with 6 Inspections – DER – 16.5%

LPG Carriers Distribution of Detentions

Containers

  • 393 Ports with CN inspections
  • 35 Ports with 50+ inspections
  • 18 Ports with 0 detentions
  • Avg 1 det/75 inspections

SYDNEY, NSW (Australia) /
9 detentions for Containers in 224 inspections

Containers Distribution of Detentions

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