FOS EXPRESS

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

FOS EXPRESS is a 2008 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 22 inspections since 2009, most recently in February 2026, along with 3 deficiencies and 4 operational controls.

Records from 2009 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 14 February 2026.

Built: 2008
Last inspected: 14 February 2026
Documentation: Not in the documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 22
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.

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IMO number

9348699 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

A8PX5

MISLE id

1000612

Flag

LIBERIA

MMSI

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Maury page id

psix-1000612

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations12

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded4

Years with a record 12 calendar years (2009–2026)

The 22 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Tonnage as PSIX records it88369 - Displacement, Ton
68463 - Dead Weight, Ton
54675 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
31705 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton

This hull's Official Number is not in the NVDC file dated 10 September 2026 as served by NOAA Fisheries, so no documentation record is shown. Absence from that file is a fact about the file, not about the hull.

Radio station licence

No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of 6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.

Inspection history · 22

14 February 2026 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8310610

20 January 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7852071

10 August 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7764940

8 May 2023 Administrative Inspection · MARPOL Annex VI Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7683837

19 March 2023 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7653091

3 August 2021 PSC B

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 7268942

21 March 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7159929

12 October 2019 ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6828756

15 February 2018 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Dutch Harbor · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6352883

4 September 2017 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6258952

12 April 2017 Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6122715

7 February 2017 PII Safety Exam · Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6081764

21 September 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6006174

17 March 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Maryland-National Capital Region · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 5834978

14 March 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5832785

11 January 2016 PII Safety Exam · ISPS II Exam · Ballast Water Examination

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5789796

1 October 2014 Ballast Water Examination · ISPS II Exam · PII Safety Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4993749

7 June 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4336709

6 June 2012 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4335759

11 March 2010 Random ISPS/MTSA/PSC

Physical examination · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3693582

20 December 2009 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Savannah · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3653222

9 April 2009 Ballast Water Examination · PII Safety Exam · MARPOL Annex I Examination · ISPS II Exam

Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3448732

Deficiency record · 3

14 - Pollution Prevention › 146 - MARPOL Annex VI › Sulphur oxides

Issued 8 May 2023 Resolved

WHILE SHIPS ARE OPERATING WITHIN AN EMISSION CONTROL AREA, THE SULPHUR CONTENT OF FUEL OIL USED ON BOARD SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING LIMITS:0.10% M/M ON AND AFTER 01 JANUARY 2015. VESSEL INFORMED U.S. COAST GUARD OF INOPERABLE MAIN ENGINE MGO FUEL PUMPS, VESSEL SWITCHED OVER TO VLSFO ON APPROACH TO HOUSTON. PSCO OBSERVED VESSEL CHANGEOVER LOGS HAD ENTRIES STATING VESSEL USED VLSFO WITHIN U.S. EMISSION CONTROL AREA, AT (0.5%)S. MARPOL VI/14.4.3 40ac

Condition: Placed in Improper Service
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 5 June 2023
Resolution: Vessel was attended by shore based technicians whom replaced all MGO pumping equipment and loaded ECA compliant fuel onboard. Korean Register surveyor submitted report attesting to the repairs.

Lifesaving › Lifeboat › Rudder/Tiller/Steering

Issued 7 February 2017 Resolved

0610-All lifeboats shall be provided with a rudder and tiller. When a remote steering mechanism is also provided the tiller shal be capable of controlling the rudder in case of failure. The vessel's stbd lifeboat which is also a rescue boat steering gear is worn on the steering console which prevents the lifeboat from being fully maneuverable. SOLAS 74/78 (14CONS) III/34 LSA CODE 4.4.7.2 (40ac)

Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Resolved 12 April 2017
Resolution: Vessel sent in class survey statement attesting to the repairs of the the lifeboats steering system.

Engineering › Fuel Oil Storage/Transfer System › Valve

Issued 11 January 2016 Resolved

1499 - Other (Prop. & Aux. Machinery) - Means shall be provided to control leaks of flammable liquids. The fuel return line pressure relief valve for auxiliary generators is leaking. 74SOLAS(04)II-2/4.1.1

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 40 - Rectify deficiencies prior to next US port after sailing foreign
Due 18 February 2016
Resolved 14 March 2016
Resolution: Vessel provided pictures and documentation attesting to the repairs of the fuel line pressure relief valve.

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.