Abuja MoU Detention List

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Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Abuja MoU region.

The Abuja MoU Detention List tracks ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities across the Atlantic Coast of Africa. It includes the ship’s name, flag, owner, classification society, and reasons for detention, among other details.

Data overview 

Entities:
Total1,366
Searchable445
Targets207
Entity types:
Vessels207
Companies198
Organizations40
Countries:
45 countries · Show overview...
Publisher:Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (Abuja MoU) · Global

The Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region (Abuja MoU) is one of the 9 Regional MoUs and 1 National MoU established pursuant to IMO Resolution A.682(17) of 1991. Operating under a Cooperative Agreement with IMO, Abuja MoU was established as an inter-governmental organization comprising the Maritime Administrations of twenty-two Countries abutting the Atlantic Coast of Africa.

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default
Information:abujamou.org
Source data:abuja.marinet.ru · HTML
Tags:sector.maritime
Coverage:added · frequency: weekly
Last processed:
2026-08-09 19:07:02 · v. 20260809190702-dec
Last change:

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File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities705.28 KB
names.txtTarget names text file9 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format318.05 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON979.81 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV102.98 KB

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Recent additions 

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
PRABHAVesselMarshall Islands
AKALI AKBALVesselMexico
PORT GDYNIAVesselMalta
TORUNLARVesselLiberia
ATLANTIC ELMVesselMalta
BBC OLYMPUSVesselAntigua and Barbuda
A3R HVesselComoros
SPM VAYUVesselLiberia
LADY MINAVesselTanzania
SHAMROCK PRIDEVesselPanama
ANGELINAVesselSaint Kitts and Nevis
GMTS TRACKER 01VesselLiberia
SARAHVesselMauritius
ABERT OLDENDORFFVesselLiberia
CEMIXVesselVanuatu
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