Abuja MoU

Port State Control regime · 10 member port states

205 detentions logged in last 24 months

Detention activity

The Abuja MoU dataset records 205 distinct vessel detentions across all member port states over the last 24 months, as of 2026-05-17 (sourced from OpenSanctions abuja_mou_detention). Detention rates by flag state vary substantially within the regime — the breakdown below shows which flags appear most frequently in ArcNautical's screening index for vessels under Abuja MoU jurisdiction.

Member port states (10)

🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇬🇭 Ghana
🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇹🇬 Togo
🇧🇯 Benin
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Top flag states in screening index under Abuja MoU jurisdiction

Sanctioned vessels in ArcNautical's index whose flag state's principal PSC regime is Abuja MoU:

Flag stateVessels in indexDetention rate (3yr)
No flag-state breakdown available for this MoU.

Comparison: all MoU regimes

MoU regimeDetentions (24mo)
Tokyo MoU5,208 detentions
Paris MoUNo bulk feed
US Coast GuardNo bulk feed
Indian Ocean MoUNo bulk feed
Mediterranean MoUNo bulk feed
Abuja MoU205 detentions
Caribbean MoUNo bulk feed