Iran receives approximately 300 applications for passage through the Strait of Hormuz

You can apply for a permit with PGSA 24 hours a day.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Hoon-sang = The Persian Gulf Straits Authority (PGSA), established by the Iranian government under the pretext of managing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, announced on the 1st (local time) that over 300 ships have applied for permission to transit through the strait over the past month.

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Looking at the types of vessels that applied for passage permits, PGSA calculated that oil tankers accounted for the largest share at 42%, followed by bulk carriers at 27%, container ships at 11%, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers at 8%.

In addition, it was explained that outgoing ships (vessels leaving the Gulf Sea to the Gulf of Oman) accounted for 77% of all applications, and the main destinations of outgoing ships were Asian regions, especially China and India. The main destinations for ships entering the port were the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 34%, Qatar at 31%, and Iraq at 17%.

PGSA emphasized, "In accordance with the policy announced by Iran, PGSA cannot issue passage permits for vessels of hostile countries and gives priority to the passage of vessels related to friendly countries in situations of restrictions due to war."

Regarding permission to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state broadcaster explained, "Ship owners or captains around the world can access the PGSA system at any time, day or night, to apply for a permit. This system reviews the permit application and issues a permit upon approval."

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has been releasing figures every day showing that about 30 ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz per day since late last month.

The previous afternoon, Iran's Tasnim News, linked to the Revolutionary Guard, reported that the Strait of Hormuz was blocked in response to Israel's attack on Lebanon, but the Revolutionary Guard announced at noon that day, "24 ships have passed through the strait with permission in the past 24 hours."