The Persian Gulf Waterway Management Authority, established by the Islamic Republic to manage the Strait of Hormuz, has warned ship owners that some vessel charterers are prompting ships to transit through routes that this recognized authority does not consider valid.

According to Mehr News Agency, in a statement from this authority it said it has received reports indicating that some vessel charterers are forcing ships to transit via “invalid routes.”

The statement said that this practice “in addition to creating the possibility of financial and physical damage to the ship, the owner, the captain, and the crew, also seriously restricts the ship’s future passage through the Strait of Hormuz.”

Based on this statement, if a violation is established, chartering companies will be added to the “incompatibility” list and the passage of all vessels associated with them through the Strait of Hormuz will face restrictions.

The authority, which was established in Ordibehesht, published on September 2 a list of 45 vessels which, according to it, violated its transit rules and threatened them with fines, detention, and confiscation.

That list later increased to 46 vessels and included ships associated with companies in the United Arab Emirates, Greece, India, and South Korea.