Hormuz escalation
\nNamed vessels can be fined, detained, and have their cargoes confiscated, says strait authority
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\nIran said it had blacklisted 45 tankers that had broken its rules for crossing the Strait of Hormuz, and would take action against any vessels transferring loads with them, escalating its threats over the key waterway six months into the war.
\nThe named vessels could be fined, detained, and have their cargoes confiscated, according to an X post late on Sunday from the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a new body set up by Iran to manage the strait.
\nThe warning was issued within days of the US threatening Iran with \u201cthe toughest sanctions in history\u201d, and Iran saying its response to any new US threats would be \u201cdevastating\u201d.
\nThe restricted list includes very large crude carriers, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas tankers, and clean product vessels, among others.
\nSome of the named ships are owned by the United Arab Emirates\u2019 ADNOC Logistics and Shipping, ADNOC\u2019s subsidiary Navigate Tankers, and Saudi Arabia\u2019s national shipping carrier Bahri.
\nAny vessels involved in ship-to-ship transfers with the named vessels could be added to the blacklist, the Iranian X post added.
\nThe post did not spell out what it meant by Iran\u2019s rules, but Tehran has in the past said ship-owners should get its clearance to transit the strait and said ships should pay for security and other services.
\nThe US has also imposed a naval blockade against Iran-related shipping.
\nThe Gulf supplied about 20% of the world\u2019s daily crude oil and liquefied natural gas before the Iran conflict disrupted tanker traffic.
\nUS-coordinated efforts to shuttle tankers quietly through the Strait of Hormuz to fill supertankers waiting just outside it are helping restore some of those export volumes.
\nUS Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on X on Friday that the \u201c7-day average of oil leaving the Strait is over eight million barrels a day. Make no mistake, thanks to the US Navy, oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.\u201d
\nShips owned by Klaveness Ship Management, Stolt Tankers, and South Korea\u2019s Sinokor were also included on the blacklist.
\nThe shipping firms did not immediately respond to Reuters\u2019 requests for comment.
\nThe Persian Gulf Strait Authority has said cargo owners should refer to an updated list of vessels deemed non-compliant for voyages relating to the Gulf.
\nShips seeking the removal of their names from the non-compliant vessels\u2019 list must submit a request with relevant explanations to Iran\u2019s maritime authorities, the post said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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