Splash247: Kaiko data flags PSC risks ahead of cargo securing crackdown

Published by Splash247

Ships using Kaiko Systems’ platform are recording markedly fewer Port State Control deficiencies than the wider market as owners prepare for a new inspection campaign targeting cargo securing.

Kaiko’s latest analysis, covering 880 contracted vessels and published PSC records, shows its customers averaging 1.30 deficiencies per inspection against a market average of 2.56.

Some 56% of inspections involving Kaiko customers close with zero deficiencies, compared with 43% across the market. None of 16 previously detained vessels included in the study have been re-detained since joining the platform.

Kaiko stressed that the results reflect the performance of its customer base, which self-selects as quality operators, rather than guaranteed outcomes.

The findings come ahead of the Paris MoU and Tokyo MoU Concentrated Inspection Campaign on cargo securing, running from September 1 to November 30 alongside routine PSC inspections.

During the Tokyo MoU’s last cargo securing CIC in 2016, 4,260 relevant inspections were carried out, with almost 500 recording cargo securing deficiencies and 19 vessels detained directly as a result.

“Cargo securing is the kind of area where relatively small gaps in preparation can quickly become a problem during an inspection,” says Kaiko co-founder and CEO Fabian Fussek.

Kaiko’s platform allows crews to collect structured onboard evidence while giving shore teams a fleet-wide view of inspection readiness.