Iran Passes New Penalties For Cargo Ships Violating Transit Regulations In Strait Of Hormuz
- Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission approved Articles 13, 14, and 15 of a proposed Strait of Hormuz security bill.
- Article 13 would allow authorities to confiscate 20% of a violating vessel’s cargo and temporarily impound the ship until fines are paid.
- The bill would establish specialized maritime-law courts and assign Iran’s armed forces oversight and reporting duties.
- The provisions are not yet law and must be finalized before consideration by Parliament and the Constitutional Council.
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The Iranian Authority for the Strait of the Persian Gulf (Pgsa) has launched on X a warning to the shipowners regarding the navigation of the ships through "unauthorized routes" in the Strait of Hormuz. (ANSA)
Iran’s authority to manage the Strait of Hormuz has warned commercial ships that they will face consequences if they travel on “illegal” routes. The decision “raises the risk of financial losses and loss of human life for the vessel, the owner, the captain and the crew” and also entails “restriction of its future transits through the Strait of Hormuz,” the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PSSA) said in the early hours of this morning via X. It urg…
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Control Authority has warned ships of financial losses, damages and restrictions on future passage if they use routes that Tehran has designated as illegal. The warning was posted on the social media platform Ex, Reuters reported. “This poses a risk of financial losses and damages to the vessel, its owner, the captain and the crew, and seriously limits the vessel’s ability to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the futur…
In the face of the blockade of the Strait of Hormus, merchant ships are increasingly looking for alternative routes. Tehran could lose some leverage in the US negotiations. Iran's authorities are now intensifying the tone against civil shipping.
Iran's Hormuz authority warns charterers against using unauthorized routes
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority issued a statement regarding new activity in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement warns that some charterers are forcing vessels to travel through unauthorized routes.Companies that violate this warning will be added...
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