Tokyo MoU Detention List

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

The Tokyo MoU Detention List tracks ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities across the Asia-Pacific region. It includes the ship’s name, flag, owner, classification society, and reasons for detention, among other details. The data reflects monthly snapshots published by the Tokyo MoU and may not capture all detentions in real time.

Data overview 

Entities:
Total38,754
Searchable8,660
Targets5,577
Entity types:
Vessels5,577
Companies2,930
Organizations153
Countries:
113 countries · Show overview...
Publisher:Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Tokyo MoU) · Global

The Tokyo MoU on Port State Control is an agreement among Asia-Pacific countries to ensure that ships comply with international safety, environmental, and labor standards.

Port State control (PSC) comes into the scene when shipowners, recognized organizations and flag State administrations have failed to comply with the requirements of the international maritime conventions. Source: Official Website

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default
Information:www.tokyo-mou.org
Source data:apcis.tmou.org · HTML
Tags:sector.maritime
Coverage:added · frequency: weekly
Last processed:
2026-10-04 14:02:05 · v. 20261004140205-hox · change statistics...
Last change:

Bulk download 

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities20.32 MB
names.txtTarget names text file188.46 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format6.87 MB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON32.97 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV3.4 MB

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Using the API 

You can query the data in this dataset via these API endpoints:

For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:

Recent additions 

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

AddedNameTypeCountries
BELLE ARIESVesselPanama
ZHONG HENG HAIVesselSão Tomé and Príncipe
JABAL SHAMSVesselTanzania
ULTRA QUALITYVesselLiberia
FORTUNE RICHVesselPanama
ISLANDVesselMarshall Islands
ULTRA LEOPARDVesselPanama
INLACO HARMONYVesselPanama
ANEMONAVesselPanama
UNOVesselMalta
AGIA DOXAVesselLiberia
OEL SURYAVesselPanama
MSC DANITVesselPanama
XINXIWANGMINGYUANVesselBelize
SHORYU 1VesselPanama
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