The Authority of the Strait of the Persian Gulf (PGSA, for its acronym in English), the body driven by Iran to supervise maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, has made public this Sunday a blacklist with almost fifty "violating" ships that, allegedly, would have incurred in "the violation of Iranian maritime traffic rules" and that, consequently, will be exposed to "fines, detention or confiscation" in future crossings through the area.
"Due to the violation of Iranian maritime traffic rules by some ships through the Strait of Hormuz, these ships will face restrictions such as fines, detention or confiscation in their future transit through said strait," announced the PGSA on social media.
By disseminating the link to the registry, which includes 46 ships, the authority has asked the owners of "cargoes destined for or originating in the Persian Gulf" to "review the updated list of violating ships before chartering the vessel."
It has also pointed out that those vessels "that cooperate with the ships included in this list through ship-to-ship transfers, transshipments, etc., from this date, will be added to this list."
"Furthermore, ships that wish to be removed from this list must send their request with the relevant explanation," concludes the statement, which directs to an email address of the PGSA itself.
The decision of this body, sanctioned by the United States in the same month it was announced its creation, occurs amid a factual and narrative struggle over authority in the Strait of Hormuz.
On one hand, Washington continues to claim control of the strategic maritime corridor within the framework of its blockade against Iran, attributing up to this Sunday 70 diverted commercial ships, three detained, and two boarded.
Meanwhile, Tehran reaffirms its control over the strait and, in the face of the economic war declared by the United States, has warned that if it persists, "not a single drop of oil will be exported either through the Strait of Hormuz or through any other part of the Persian Gulf."