(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) This annual report summarizes the port State control developments and activities of the Tokyo MOU in 2025. Moreover, the report also provides port State control statistics and analysis on the results of inspections carried out by member Authorities during the year. The Tokyo MOU, through its effective and successful operation, has played important role for the elimination of substandard shipping in the region, which has been proved by the decreased trend of casualty rate and its strong correlation with the detention rate, a key effectiveness indicator for PSC inspections. Inspections In 2025, 35,546 inspections, involving 19,980 individual ships, were carried out on ships registered under 111 flags. Out of 35,546 inspections, there were 23,230 inspections where ships were found with deficiencies. Since the total number of individual ships operating in the region was estimated at 30,046, the inspection rate in the region was approximately 66% in 2025. DETENTIONS A ship is detained when the condition of the ship or its crew does not correspond substantially with the applicable conventions. Such strong action is to ensure that the ship cannot sail until it can proceed to sea without presenting a danger to the ship or persons on board, and/or without presenting an unreasonable threat of harm to the marine environment. In 2025, 1,255 ships registered under 73 flags were detained due to serious deficiencies having been found onboard. The detention rate of ships inspected was 3.53%. For the purpose of targeting ships to be inspected, the flag performance list indicates levels of performance of flags over a three-year rolling period. Flags, whose ships were involved in 30 or more inspections during the period, are included in the list. The performance list for 2023-2025 consists of 66 flags. The number of flags in the low performance list is 15, two flags more than the last year. The number of flags on the medium performance list is 19, one flag les