The Blue Dream Melody has been arrested at Beihai Port after the Beihai Maritime Court ruled in favor of a fuel supplier owed approximately $599,000 for marine bunker fuel delivered in Shanghai in October 2025.

The court order, issued Feb. 11, will remain in effect until the debt is settled or the shipowner provides appropriate financial security.

The arrest comes just weeks after the vessel ceased passenger operations. Shanghai Blue Dream International Cruise Co., Ltd. had announced in late December that the ship would suspend all sales and sailings from Jan. 4, citing the need for “systematic hardware upgrades and maintenance.”

The 42,000-ton ship, which entered service in mid-2024, was docked at Beihai as part of its final operational schedule before the planned suspension.

The cruise line has not commented on the arrest or its plans to resolve the debt, though Russian media reports from January suggested the ship was being lined up for a new operator sailing in the Russian Far East. Port authorities in Beihai confirmed they are complying with the court order and providing necessary services in the interim.