(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The United States Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has released its 2025 annual report over US port state control. The aim of the report is to “provide the global maritime industry key statistics and compliance trends in relation to compliance with U.S. and international regulations, such as the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS).” VESSEL ARRIVALS, EXAMS, AND DETENTIONS In 2025, a total of 11,279 individual vessels, from 79 different flag administrations, made 76,351 port calls to the United States. 8,999 PSC exams were conducted. These exam numbers increased over the 2024 total of 8,710. The total number of ships detained in 2025 for environmental protection, safety, and security-related deficiencies decreased from 82 to 77. FLAG ADMINISTRATION PERFORMANCE Flag Administration performance for 2025 increased with the overall annual detention rate decreasing from 0.94% to 0.85%. The three-year rolling detention ratio decreased from 1.01% to 1.00%. The flag Administrations of the Bahamas, Comoros, Curacao, Italy, and Latvia were removed from the targeted flag list this year. DETENTION AND ASSOCIATION APPEALS In 2025, the Coast Guard received a total of seventeen appeals. Nine appeals challenged the overall merits of the detention. For those merit appeals, two were granted, five were denied. In addition to receiving appeals contesting the overall merits of a detention, we also receive appeals requesting the removal of a party’s association with a detention. For those parties appealing their association with a detention, eight were received. Of those, five were granted, and three were denied. The Coast Guard welcomes any appeal based on a control action or association of a detention, as well as any deficiency issued by the Coast Guard. QUALSHIP 21 AND E-ZERO PROGRAMS The QS21 program ended